“„Rozbójnicy” i „bandyci” to terminy od dawna stosowane przez bogatych (do których z pewnością zaliczał się Józef [Flawiusz]) na określenie buntowników spośród obciążonych podatkami i zubożałych.”
― The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words, 1000 BCE – 1492 CE
― The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words, 1000 BCE – 1492 CE
“The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock—shock is a worn-out word—but astonish.”
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“There," he said. "That's a coin trick for you." Shadow, who had been watching closely, put his head on one side. "I need to know how you did it."
"I did it," said Sweeney, with the air of one confiding a huge secret, "with panache and style. That's how I did it." He laughed, silently, rocking on his heels, his gappy teeth bared.
"Yes," said Shadow. "That is how you did it.”
― American Gods: Tenth Anniversary
"I did it," said Sweeney, with the air of one confiding a huge secret, "with panache and style. That's how I did it." He laughed, silently, rocking on his heels, his gappy teeth bared.
"Yes," said Shadow. "That is how you did it.”
― American Gods: Tenth Anniversary
“IN MY EXPERIENCE, SUSAN, WITHIN THEIR HEADS TOO MANY HUMANS SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF WARS THAT HAPPENED CENTURIES AGO.”
― Thief of Time
― Thief of Time
“Doesn’t anyone ever call you that, among all your many nicknames?’ she wondered as they walked back through to the hall. ‘Call me what?’ ‘“Lightning” Strike?”
― The Silkworm
― The Silkworm
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