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“They keep track of time. Sometimes things happen and you feel that you need to mark them down.”
“Does religious conviction provide a powerful reason for killing? Undeniably it often does. It also often provides the sole compelling reason for refusing to kill, or for being merciful, or for seek...”
“the past only had whatever power you gave it; life was what you made it and if you wanted something different from what you had, it was up to you to make it happen.”
“They say it grows so cold up here in winter that a mans laughter freezes in his throat and chokes him to death, Ned said evenly. Perhaps that is why the Starks have so little humor.”
“Like all strong people, she suffered always a measure of loneliness; she was a marginal outsider, a secret infidel of a certain sort.”
“Death was like an unpleasant neighbor. You didnt talk about him for fear he might hear you and decide to pay a visit.”
“When you dont know what you believe, everything becomes an argument. Everything is debatable. But when you stand for something, decisions are obvious.”
“Left alone, human beings are a plague. They multiply relentlessly, consuming every resource, destroying everything they touch.”
“Better to be the failure who nobly strived than the success who never really had to.”
“They say God never gives us more than we can handle, but sometimes I think God has overestimated what I can take.”
“What am I coming for?" he repeated, looking straight into her eyes. "You know that I have come to be where you are," he said; "I can't help it.”
“But then, is there cowardice in the acknowledgment of fear? Is there cowardice in being glad that you lived?”
“You also know youre surrendered when you dont react to criticism and rush to defend yourself. Surrendered hearts show up best in relationships. You dont edge others out, you dont demand your rights...”
“All stories are true, Skarpi said. But this one really happened, if thats what you mean. He took another slow drink, then smiled again, his bright eyes dancing. More or less. You have to be a bit o...”
“Through error you come to the truth! I am a man because I err! You never reach any truth without making fourteen mistakes and very likely a hundred and fourteen.”
“Youre my change of skin / my summer-winter-fall / I spring to follow you / this loss is beautiful.”
“How about you, Mockingjay? You feel totally safe? Oh, yeah. Right up until I got shot, I say.”
“that love is the most powerful force in the world. That love can do anything.”
“Friends we shall never be, you know that yourself. Whether we shall be the happiest or the wretchedest of people--that's in your hands.”
“You think you want love, Mary. You think it is this beautiful gift that does nothing but fill you and make you whole. But you are wrong. Love can be cruel and ugly. It can become dark and cause the...”
