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“But how could you live and have no story to tell?”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, White Nights

“It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment

“The awful thing is that beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there and the battlefield is the heart of man.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

“We lie best when we lie to ourselves.”
― Stephen King, It

“We all float down here!”
― Stephen King, It

“Your hair is winter fire
January embers
My heart burns there, too.”
― Stephen King, It

“If you ever know a man who tries to drown his sorrows, kindly inform him his sorrows know how to swim.”
― Pittacus Lore, The Power of Six

“My love, my love
Remember the cries
When winter died for spring skies
They roared and roared
But we grabbed our seed
And sowed a song
Against their greed

And
Down in the vale
Hear the reaper swing, the reaper swing
the reaper swing
Down in the vale
Hear the reaper sing
A tale of winter done

My son, my son
Remember the chains
When gold ruled with iron reins
We roared and roared
And twisted and screamed
For ours, a vale
of better dreams”
― Pierce Brown, Red Rising

“Tradition is the crown of the tyrant.”
― Pierce Brown, Golden Son

“This web of lies was growing so convoluted, so branching, and so delicate that a moth’s fart might knock it to pieces—”
― Scott Lynch, Red Seas Under Red Skies

“The fact Locke didn't die instantly may be taken as proof that a human male can survive having every last warm drop of blood within his body rush instantly to the vicinity of his cheeks.”
― Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves

“Sloppy idiot,” Sabetha muttered at last. “You’re trying to be charming. Well, I do not choose to be charmed by you, Locke Lamora.”
― Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves

“I practise selective deafness to hurtful remarks.”
― Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves

“You bite on reflex, and then your conscience bites you.”
― Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves

“You’re a difficult woman, Sabetha. But then, difficult women are the only ones worth falling in love with.”
― Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves

“A boy may be as disagreeable as he pleases, but when a girl refuses to crap sunshine on command, the world mutters darkly about her moods.”
― Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves

“Stand aside, and try not to catch fire if I shed sparks of genius.”
― Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves

“When the sky’s falling, I take shelter under bullshit.”
― Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves

“You're my favorite complication.”
― Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves

“Key, crown, child,” he muttered. “Well, fuck you, Patience. Three things must you kiss before I let you spook me for good. My boots, my balls, and my ass.”
― Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves

“What's the n-never-fail universal apology?"

"'I was badly misinformed, I deeply regret the error, go fuck yourself with this bag of money.”
― Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves

“He said that life boils down to standing in line to get shit dropped on your head. Everyone's got a place in the queue, you can't get out of it, and just when you start to congratulate yourself on surviving your dose of shit, you discover that the line is actually circular.”
― Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves

“Yeah, but if I don't start my nervous pacing now, I'll never have it all done in time.”
― Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves

“You can knock down kingdoms on a whim. What you need is someone to make sure you don't get hit by a carriage when you cross the street.”
― Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves

“You’ve the presence of a mouse fart in a high wind. Stand aside, and try not to catch fire if I shed sparks of genius.”
― Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves

“I think I can stand up, though!” He demonstrated the questionable optimism of this pronouncement by falling on his face.”
― Scott Lynch, The Republic of Thieves

“Butterflies instantly came to life in his stomach, and the little bastards were heavily armed.”
― Scott lynch, The Republic of Thieves

“Remember how it feels, Silent One. That murderous rage, and how it makes your blood boil. Remember, and let it carry you the rest of the way—only, learn to freeze it, as well, because the best killers are those who can put their desires on ice.”
― Nenia Campbell, Bleeds My Desire