Gnomon Quotes

“He liked losing the self who was losing himself.”
― Luchia Dertien, Gnomon

“There’s no arguing, no needling, no discussion. It is quiet and awkward and terrifying.”
― Luchia Dertien, Gnomon

“I didn't really expect you to have an appropriate response," Renaire says simply, taking a moment to tap ash off the tip of his cigarette. He'd hoped, yes, but never expected, not really. "I came to terms with the fact you're a possessive, self-important asshole with a superiority complex a long time ago."
"Somehow, that's reassuring," Delaurier says.”
― Luchia Dertien, Gnomon

“Delaurier makes an intrigued noise and picks up the finished drawings Renoir has sitting under a rock, just in case the wind picks up.
"I like them."
"Of course you do. They're the cruelly oppressed creatures of society," Renaire says. "Look at how the bourgeois humans have hurt them, how they're forced to huddle near sewer vents for warmth in this brutal freezing world. These poor souls need your help, Emile. Look at their plight, their misery. Save the pigeons.”
― Luchia Dertien, Gnomon