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1 " Also, the inventor of the high heel is suffering for eternity in Tartarus alongside the man who decided dresses shouldn’t have pockets. I…think she was joking about that? But when I asked if she was serious, she just tapped her nose and winked at me "
― , A Time for Witches (The Ghosts of Gotham Saga, #2)
2 " Man creates myths not to explain the unexplainable, but to light torches in the dark. Their false light is reassuring because it allows us to pretend that the darkness-the darkness of fear, of uncertainty, of chaos-can no longer hurt us. We create myths because we fear chaos. "
3 " Hey,” she said. “I love you.” “Love you too,” he said. "
4 " Need you to do something for me.” “Name it.” Jason’s side window rolled down. He shot a glance to the roof of the cab. “Take the wheel,” he said. "
5 " The first time Lionel came to New York, his eyes were wide but he couldn’t see a thing. "
6 " Employees here tended to quit within weeks or stay forever, depending on their temperament. "
7 " Intellectually, he knew he had died once. Maybe twice. "
8 " Traditions kept the Triad strong. Some had faded over the years, but a few still hung on, usually those with a good reason behind them. For instance, Triad killers never brought weapons to a hit. They scavenged what they could find on arrival and left their implements of death behind when the job was done. The custom was sound: you didn’t have to worry about being stopped and searched by the police if you weren’t carrying anything illegal. "
9 " Man creates myths not to explain the unexplainable, but to light torches in the dark. Their false light is reassuring because it allows us to pretend that the darkness—the darkness of fear, of uncertainty, of chaos—can no longer hurt us. We create myths because we fear chaos. "
10 " Her mantra was simple: focus, assess, plan, execute. "
11 " authoritarian structures depend on never, ever being questioned. You start asking questions, the whole thing falls apart because they’re not built on anything solid in the first place. So people are given a script: do as you’re told, live how everyone else lives, go with the flow, and hopefully—if the gods smile and it doesn’t rain—you’ll be happy. It’s so ingrained that folks don’t even realize they can question it. "
12 " She shifted me, Maddie thought. Jarred me out of flesh-space. Need to get back to my own body. Or attune myself to this world, but I need time for that. "
13 " Someone once told me that when things are dark and you’re feeling afraid, sometimes the best way to push through it is to be strong for someone else. "
14 " My girlfriend told me something that stuck with me,” he said. “She said that it’s almost impossible for a mortal to destroy a hero…but a hero can destroy himself. All you needed was a little encouragement. But, hey, congratulations on a job well done. "
15 " You’re a bard, right?” “I’m a reporter.” “Close enough. "
16 " Look, Holyoake is what it is, nobody’s going to mistake this place for Beverly Hills, but we’ve got pride in our town. "
17 " More whispering snips. A chestnut curl fluttered to the floor. "
18 " The cop shop might have been a travel agency once. "
19 " I knew. I didn’t know, but I knew, you understand? "
20 " We made our choices based on the information we had. That’s life, hon. You make the best choices you can, and you roll the dice. "