The Fall of Babel (The Books of Babel #4)

by Josiah Bancroft

There were still a few things in the world—among them false teeth and love letters—that were best left in service of a single master.

Anger that survives until morning is either righteous or insidious. Either way, it must be dealt with.

the human race is motivated not by aspiration with all its sharp edges and long drops but by the desire for certainty, inclusion, consistency.

I think that if we really knew how good our lives were while they were good, we’d be too scared to do anything, change anything. We’d never take a risk, or explore, or grow. You can hate yourself for not fully appreciating your happy days while you had them, or you could look back and be warmed by the memory, couldn’t you?”