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“Poets never die, I thought. They just fail in the end.”
“Beside me the monstrumologist murmured, "I believe I am in hell, therefore I am there.”
“I confessed I did not have an opinion; I was only thirteen, and this was my very first dismemberment.”
“We have just discovered our dear colleague butchered in a hotel room, and you wish to discuss literature?”
“She hated him and loved him, longed for him and loathed him, and cursed herself for feeling anything at all”
“But hope is no less realistic than despair. It is still our choice whether to live in light or lie down in darkness.”
“And John Kearns whispered into my ear: "Do you see it now? *You* are the nest. *You* are the hatchling. *You* are the chrysalis. *You* are the progeny. *You* are the rot that falls from the stars. ...”
“Ah. And then you kill him.""No," Arkwright replied patiently. "We are British. We avoid murder if we can help it.{...}”
“I walked until the water lapped against my chest, and then I kept walking until it kissed the underside of my jaw. I was surprised how cold it was. I closed my eyes and ducked beneath the surface. ...”
