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“This entire situation is insane.” Jean slammed his book shut in disgust.
“It was insane before; now it’s become malicious.”

— Scott Lynch The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006)

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“I sometimes think that ‘friend’ is just a word I use for all the people I haven't murdered yet.”

A Year and a Day in Old Theradane (2014)

When you’re a priest, people tend to see the robe rather than the man.

The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006)

I have always found the presumptions of others to be the best possible disguise—haven’t you?

The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006)

You can’t help being young, but it’s past time that you stopped being stupid.

The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006)

There’s no freedom quite like the freedom of being constantly underestimated.

The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006)

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Albert Pike Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (1871)

There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running about with lit matches.

Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451 (1953)

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Logan Pearsall Smith Afterthoughts (1931)

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