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41 " It’s too easy to feed the anger. Too cowardly to stoke the hate. You must look inside yourself and decide who you are and who you want to be. Character is not created in times like these. It’s revealed. This is a trying time. A testing time. Be careful. "
― Louise Penny , A Great Reckoning (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #12)
42 " There is always a road back. If we have the courage to look for it, and take it. I’m sorry. I was wrong. I don’t know.” He paused again. “I need help. Those are the signposts. The cardinal directions. "
43 " government "
44 " training "
45 " Armand Gamache had another skill that Brébeuf didn’t seem to possess. He could disappear, when he chose. And it appeared he chose to disappear at that moment. Armand Gamache sat quietly. Almost a hole in the room. "
46 " Change the facts and you'll change the feelings. "
47 " What happened when you gave in to temptation. When you listened to the fallen angels of your nature. "
48 " He would be the object lesson, the walking warning to the cadets. What happened when you gave in to temptation. When you listened to the fallen angels of your nature. "
49 " It was a post her former colleagues no doubt viewed as a significant step down. But Reine Marie wasn’t interested in steps. She’d arrived at where she wanted to be. No more steps." Chapter 1 · Page 5 · Location 101 "
50 " When I’m afraid, I always ask myself, what’s the worst that can happen?” Chapter 5 · Page 41 · Location 733 "
51 " It is the chiefest point of happiness, she scribbled quickly, before the Commander could see, that a man is willing to be what he is." Chapter 6 · Page 53 · Location 957 "
52 " from Lacoste. Jean-Guy "
53 " Above them, a riot of stars formed horses and birds and magical creatures."Chapter 9 · Page 80 · Location 1434 "
54 " he walked back home, pausing to marvel at the stars. Many of which no longer existed. Just their light."Chapter 10 · Page 87 · Location 1533 "
55 " But we all seek solace somewhere. Some in friendships and family and beliefs. Some in drugs, in a bottle, in food or gambling or good deeds. And some in casual sex. It masqueraded as human contact, but was closer to loathing than liking. And certainly wasn’t love. "
56 " There’s clarity, the simplicity of living in the moment and knowing what really matters. Kindness. Company. Gentle care."Acknowledgments · Page 387 · Location 7020 "
57 " and volunteering in the community. Mind, body, and spirit, the cadets were told. Over and "
58 " Anyone could be clever. Anyone could be smart. Anyone could be taught. But not everyone was kind. "
59 " If you died on the side of a mountain, it was in the middle of a selfish, meaningless act. A feat of strength and ego, wrapped in bravado. "
60 " Come hither, all ye empty things,/Ye bubbles raised by breath of kings;/Who float upon the tide of state,/Come hither, and behold your fate. "