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1 " The illusion of choice was better than having no choice at all. "
― , The Last Survivors (The Last Survivors #1)
2 " You son of a bitch! "
3 " Get the hell out here, now! "
4 " I thought you were dead." "So did I. Considering I was up against three soldiers, I did pretty damn well," he mused. She "
5 " one's aspirations would change over time, and there was no use dwelling on the fleeting whims of a child. It was best to let him explore the world around him, finding his own passions and his own path. "
6 " Father Winthrop looked at the boy, reconsidering his decision not to beat him. "
7 " He was always patient with the boy. Indeed, he was patient with all of the ignorant townsfolk. "
8 " Women are weak," Franklin droned. "Women must be weak to love a baby enough to hold it to their breast. Women's hearts must be weak to sacrifice for their children. Women must be weak to take the seed of the man. Because women are weak, a woman cannot keep the truth. Love triumphs over truth. So a woman's words are lies. "
9 " Women lie and men do not?" "Yes, "
10 " Why can't a husband Cleanse his wife and children the way you have Cleansed us? "
11 " The weakness of a woman can soften the stone of a man's heart. In soft stone, lies can live. "
12 " Best not to let the temptations of a woman soften the stone of a man's heart. Not all men can resist a woman who urges him to lie. "
13 " Hearts harden under the hammer of fear, "
14 " we must ensure that these weak women are clean. "
15 " Fear itself was not a shameful thing. Admitting "
16 " Men had weapons that blazed fire and steel and could kill a thousand demons in a moment. Men owned the lightning and the thunder." "But "
17 " They were more than alive enough to chase a man down, eviscerate him, and feast on his entrails. "
18 " Fear itself was not a shameful thing. Admitting one's fear for the ears of other men dampened their courage. That was the shame. "
19 " How ironically imperfect religion was. The holy men were never wrong. "
20 " Governance, he believed should be in the hands of learned, thinking men, not hypocritical zealots and generals. "