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21 " The last time I entered this forest, my mind never made it back. "
― Stuart Turton , The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
22 " I'm any face in a crowd; just the Lord's way of filling in the gaps. "
23 " Cleverness is a type of strength, and they won't accept a woman who's stronger than they are. Their pride won't allow it, and their pride is the thing they hold dearest. "
― Stuart Turton , The Devil and the Dark Water
24 " Tomorrow can be whatever I want it to be, which means for the first time in decades, I can look forward to it. Instead of being something to fear, it can be a promise I make myself. A chance to be braver or kinder, to make what was wrong right. To be better than I am today.Every day after this one is a gift.I just have to keep walking until I get there. "
25 " That’s the beauty of corrupt men, you can always rely on them to be corrupt "
26 " Wealth is poisonous to the soul, and my parents have been wealthy a very long time—as have most of the guests who will be at this party. Their manners are a mask; you’d do well to remember that. "
27 " I’m no longer a man, I’m a chorus "
28 " I'm saying every man is in a cage of his own making. "
29 " Power should be a burden, not a shield. It should be used to everybody’s betterment, not merely for the person who wielded it. "
30 " Some songs weren’t mere songs. They were memories curled tight and set alight. They made you heartsick. "
31 " Do you know how you can tell if a monster's fit to walk the world again, Mr. Bishop? If they're truly redeemed and not just telling you what you want to hear? You give them a day without consequences, and you watch to see what thay do with it. "
― Stuart Turton
32 " Questions are swords and answers are shields,” persisted Sammy, still staring at Sara. “I’m begging you, armor yourself. "
33 " Yet instead of being angry, he pities me. That's the worst part. Anger's solid, it has weight. You can beat your fists against it. Pity's a fog to become lost in. "
34 " The Plague Doctor claimed Blackheath was meant to rehabilitate us, but bars can’t build better men and misery can only break what goodness remains. This place pinches out the hope in people, and without that hope, what use is love or compassion or kindness? "
35 " Thankfully, the leaves and twigs are so demoralized by the earlier rain they don't have the heart to cry out beneath my feet. "
36 " The world’s shrivelling beyond the windows, darkening at the edges and blackening at the centre. "
37 " The air is heavy, sweet with perfume, stirred only by a scratchy music that soars and glides and stuns itself against the walls. "
38 " Oh, don’t mind me,” she says. “I loathe getting to know people, so whenever I meet somebody I like, I just assume a friendship immediately. It saves a great deal of time in the long run. "
39 " Not all hells are created equal. "
40 " I don’t have time. The hunt begins in half an hour and I can’t miss it. I have too many questions and most of the answers will be carrying shotguns. "