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“As they entered, Charles whispered to Vincent, "Don't be offended: no one will tell you their name. It will be a little confusing for you at first, but you'll quickly find your footing. Don't be put off by my companions' bluntness. They don't beat around the bush. Say what you know, ask your questions without fear, and do not be ashamed of what you do not know.”
― Gilles Legardinier, The Paris Labyrinth

“I never stopped to wonder what became of the peddlers after they packed up their stands."
"Some find makeshift shelter in the city, but many come here. ... Here, there are no futurist inventions or machines, just men and women. No beautiful clothes or superficial manners, just the truth of what we are: human, liberated and unadorned. All that matters is what you can do, and the effect it has on others.”
― Gilles Legardinier, The Paris Labyrinth

“The back gable of the boardinghouse was still standing, but it was all that remained of their former home. It was blackened and stripped down to its skeleton, like a carcass gnawed to the bone. The roof, walls, and floor had collapsed or gone up in smoke; the windows were nothing more than gaping rectangles framing a perfect blue sky.
The birds were singing. Their joyful chirping seemed somehow incongruous with the devastation. At that moment, Vincent envied their ability to simply accept things as they were. They knew how to adapt to any circumstance. All that mattered to them was remaining faithful to their nature: if it rained, they took shelter and waited. If they sensed danger, they moved away from it. If the storm destroyed their nest, they rebuilt it. As long as they had the strength to, they continued at all costs”
― Gilles Legardinier, The Paris Labyrinth

“In high society, every snippet of information became a weapon, and every disclosure was a stepping stone to power. This mawkish jousting required a faintly distant attitude, vague responses, and easy compliments, all delivered with an unfaltering smile.”
― Gilles Legardinier, The Paris Labyrinth

“No one is ever the same after a brush with death. The question is whether you continue on stronger for having survived, or more fragile because you know it will be back.”
― Gilles Legardinier, The Paris Labyrinth