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“Near as she could figure, government was just the biggest of the big cons, with everybody trying to get the best of it for themselves and sting the other guys.”
― City of Lies
― City of Lies
“What I say is, a town isn’t a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it’s got a bookstore, it knows it’s not foolin’ a soul”).”
― American Gods: Tenth Anniversary
― American Gods: Tenth Anniversary
“Never worry about what you say to a man. They’re so conceited that they never believe you mean it if it’s unflattering.”
― The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
― The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
“Dying is overrated. Human sentimentality has twisted it into the ultimate act of love. Biggest load of bullshit in the world. Dying for someone isn't the hard thing. The man that dies escapes. Plain and simple. Game over. End of pain...Try living for someone. Through it all-good, bad, thick, thin, joy, suffering. That's the hard thing.”
― Shadowfever
― Shadowfever
“I fight for the Union because America is supposed to be a land where people can be free from tyranny, where families aren’t ripped apart to make a profit, where men aren’t whipped for speaking their mind and women aren’t abused worse than brood mares.”
― An Extraordinary Union
― An Extraordinary Union
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