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181 " It's not that I don't want to, I'm just busy today. Can I throw you under a truck some other time? "
― Neal Shusterman , Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1)
182 " The curb is the launching point for many a deed. To step off could be the start of a life-changing journey. "
183 " The thought of a scythe having milk and cookies before bed bordered on absurd to Citra. "
184 " My greatest wish for humanity is not for peace or comfort or joy. It is that we all still die a little inside every time we witness the death of another. For only the pain of empathy will keep us human. There's no version of God that can keep us if we ever lose that. "
185 " Mortals fantasized that love was eternal and its loss unimaginable. Now we know that neither is true. Love remained mortal, while we became eternal "
186 " I expect a full night's sleep from you, followed by a recitation of your poisons in the morning, in order of toxicity.""My poison?"In spite of his pain and drug-induced haze, Scythe Faraday smiled. "Yes, your poisons. Are you my apprentice or not?"Citra couldn't help but smile right back at him. "Yes, Your Honor, I am. "
187 " What must it have been like to believe in something greater than oneself? To accept imperfection and look to a rising vision of all we could never be? It must have been comforting. It must have been frightening. It must have lifted people from the mundane, but also justified all sorts of evil. I often wonder if the bright benefit of belief outweighed the darkness its abuse could bring. "
188 " Oh, go glean yourself," Curie said, only partially suppressing her grin."Only if I can attend my own funeral, my dear. "
189 " Scythe Curie seemed a mix of many emotions, but she folded them all away, like clothes that no longer fit, and closed the drawer. Citra suspected she never spoke of this to anyone else, and would probably never speak of it again. "
190 " Scythe Curie seemed a mix of many emotions, but she folded them all away, like clothes that no longer fit, and closed the drawer. "
191 " 2042 is the year we conquered death, and also the year we stopped counting. Sure, we still numbered years for a few more decades, but at the moment of the immortality, passing time ceased to matter. "
192 " The lettuce elevated to a place of honor. "
193 " Her appetite was a casualty of the day. "
194 " Right mindedness is overrated," Goddard said. "I'd rather have a mind that's clear than one that's 'right. "
195 " The problem was that Citra was very bad at doing things half-fast. "
196 " We believe that flames are not meant to burn forever. "
197 " You will take no more than you need, and waste nothing. People will attempt to buy your friendship. They will lavish things upon you. Accept nothing but the barest of human necessities. "
198 " I can't believe that you're being taught by the Scythe Curie. The Grandma of Death!""Grande Dame, not grandma. "
199 " Tell them whatever you like. It doesn’t matter, as long as you’re there tomorrow morning. "
200 " WFor to put oneself above the law is a fundamental recipe for disaster. "