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81 " I do not know what I can do for this world but I will not let any harm come to you. "
― Samantha Shannon , The Bone Season (The Bone Season, #1)
82 " Art is not one great act of creation, but many small ones. When you read one of my poems, you fail to see the weeks of careful work it took me to build it--the thinking, the scratched-out words, the pages I burned in disgust. All you see, in the end, is what I want you to see. "
― Samantha Shannon , The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1)
83 " With the right reasons, at the right moment, even the most beaten and broken of people could rise up and reclaim themselves. "
― Samantha Shannon , The Mime Order (The Bone Season, #2)
84 " In darkness, we are naked. Our truest selves. Night is when fear comes to us at its fullest, when we have no way to fight it," Ead continued. "It will do everything it can to seep inside you. Sometimes it may succeed - but never think that you are the night. "
85 " I am of the considered opinion that for every person, there exists a book that will sing to them. I trust that you will find yours. "
― Samantha Shannon , The Mask Falling (The Bone Season, #4)
86 " Piety can turn the power-hungry into monsters,’ Ead said. ‘They can twist any teaching to justify their actions. "
87 " The one who wears the chains is a thousand times greater than the one who wields them, "
88 " Truth looks different in every lens. "
89 " All stories grow from a seed of truth,’ Truyde said. ‘They are knowledge after figuration. "
90 " Because I don’t know whether honesty is better than happiness. Do we sacrifice honesty in order to be happy? "
91 " My heart knows your song, as yours knows mine. And I will always come back to you. "
92 " My father thought I would lead a simple life; that I was bright but unambitious, complacant with whatever work life threw at me.My father, as usual, was wrong. "
93 " Isn’t it wonderful, how words and paper can embroil us so? We are witnessing a miracle, dear heart. "
94 " I do.” He was clearly amused by my disdain. “We have only been speaking for two minutes, Paige. Try not to waste all your sarcasm in one breath. "
95 " Our thanks to you, Mistress Melaugo. Your kindness will not be forgotten.Please forget it. I've a reputation to uphold. "
96 " Writing didn't carry the same risks as speaking. You couldn't be shouted down or stared at. The page was both a proxy and a shield. "
97 " That one day, you will forgive yourself. You are in the spring of your life, child, and have much to learn about this world. Do not deny yourself the privilege of living. "
98 " Be silent and learn something. "
99 " London - beautiful, immortal London - has never been a 'city' in the simplest sense of the word. It was, and is, a living, breathing thing, a stone leviathan that harbours secrets underneath its scales. It guards them covetously, hiding them deep within its body; only the mad or the worthy can find them. "
100 " if I never returned-if you never see me again-it will mean that everything is alright. That I have ended her. But if I return, it will mean I have failed. That there is still danger. And then I will find you "