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“Silence itself could be used as deftly and cruelly as a kire”
“Somehow the sting of guilt was always more acute when there was a risk that she might get caught.”
“Zeal was like gas, most dangerous when you could not see it. The wrong spark could light it at any time.”
“Faith had always told herself that she was not like other ladies. But neither, it seemed, were other ladies.”
“She had needed kindness before, and had received none. Now it was too late, and she did not know what to do with it.”
“People were animals, and animals were nothing but teeth. You bit first, and you bit often, That was the only way to survive.”
“Myrtle shook her head. "I told myself that I was lucky," she said. "Your father never struck me, never drank and if he had mistresses he had the good grace to be discreet. He provided for me and my...”
“But in the name of all that is holy, Mosca, of all the people you could have taken up with, why Eponymous Clent?" murmured Kohlrabi.Because I'd been hording words for years, buying them from peddle...”
“And perhaps some other later girl, leafing through her father's library, would come across a footnote in an academic journal and read the name 'Faith Sunderly.' Faith? she would think. That is a fe...”
“For a tiny instant Faith wondered whether it would benefit the doctor's investigation if he experienced a cliff fall first-hand.”
“This is a battlefield, Faith! Women find themselves on battlefields, just as men do. We are given no weapons, and cannot be seen to fight. But fight we must, or perish.”
“Who am I? The shell-selling Lace girl, the attendant of Lady Arilou, Mother Govries other daughter, the thing of dust, the victim, the revenger, the diplomat, the crowd-witch, the killer, the rescu...”
“She felt utterly crushed and betrayed. Science had betrayed her. She had always believed deep down that science would not judge her, even if people did. Her father's books had opened to her touch e...”
“It could be kindness. Faith felt hollow at the thought. She had needed kindness before, and has received none. Now it was too late, and she did not know what to do with it.”
“There were kind lies. You still look beautiful. I love you. I forgive you.There were frightened lies. Someone else must have taken it. Of course I am Anglican. I never saw that baby before.There we...”
“So what do you want?" asked Myrtle."I want to help evolution."Evolution did not fill Faith with the same horror her father had felt. Why should she weep to hear that nothing was set in stone? Every...”
“So what do you wants?" asked Myrtle."I want to help evolution."Evolution did not fill Faith with the same horror her father had felt. Why should she weep to hear that nothing was set in stone? Ever...”
“I dont know. How can you know? IIm a monster. When Im hungry, I might do anything.""Oh no, of course I couldnt possibly understand you." Violets shadowed face seemed to be wearing a grim and seriou...”
“My mother is not evil, Faith reminded herself. She is just a perfectly sensible snake, protecting her eggs and making her way in the world as best she can.”
“I don’t know. How can you know? I…I’m a monster. When I’m hungry, I might do anything.""Oh no, of course I couldn’t possibly understand you." Violet’s shadowed face seemed to be wearing a grim and ...”
