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1 " If I may borrow from George R. R. Martin, she is my sun and stars. "
― Stephen King , The Institute
2 " She loves you, too,” Wendy said softly, and put a light squeeze on the back of Luke’s sunburned neck.“Not the same way,” Luke said glumly, but then he smiled. “What the hell, life goes on. "
3 " He peered into the pack and saw two or three more pieces. He could eat them now, but it might be better to wait. "
4 " I think I might just go out back for awhile, and sit under that big tree. I feel empty inside. I never felt so empty.”Tim nodded. “You’ll fill up again. Trust me.”“I guess I’ll have to. "
5 " It was like having a Dixie elf for a landlady. "
6 " Знаеш ли, Джеймисън, този живот, който си въобразяваме, че водим, не е истински. Той е просто танц на сенки и аз лично ще се радвам, когато светлините угаснат. В тъмното всички сенки изчезват. "
― Стивън Кинг , The Institute
7 " Great events turn on small hinges. "
8 " He wanted to tell Luke that he loved him. But there were no words, and maybe no need of them. Or telepathy. Sometimes a hug was telepathy. "
9 " this life we think we’re living isn’t real. It’s just a shadow play, and I for one will be glad when the lights go out on it. In the dark, all the shadows disappear. "
10 " Between midnight and four, everyone should have permission to speak freely. "
11 " It came to him, with the force of a revelation, that you had to have been imprisoned to fully understand what freedom was. "
12 " It was so simple, but it was a revelation: what you did for yourself was what gave you the power. "
13 " Back in the main corridor—what Luke now understood to be the residents’ wing—the little girls, Gerda and Greta, were standing and watching with wide, frightened eyes. They were holding hands and clutching dolls as identical as they were. They reminded Luke of twins in some old horror movie. "
14 " He was only twelve, and understood that his experience of the world was limited, but one thing he was quite sure of: when someone said trust me, they were usually lying through their teeth. "
15 " .. .what is the mother of carelessness if not assumption? "
16 " There was an abyss. And books contained magical incantations to raise what was hidden there, all the great mysteries. "
17 " Don’t say things that invite sorrow, "
18 " They reminded Luke of twins in some old horror movie. "
19 " losers so dumb that they mistook wrapping themselves in the chains of addiction as an act of rebellion. "
20 " There were other people here with at least some shreds of decency left, but working in a place like this destroyed your moral compass. "
