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She did find that the books displayed prominently in every chamber had been dusted, but the spines were pristine and uncreased. They had the sad, untouched air of literature paraded for display purposes but never actually used.
It was profoundly depressing.

— Genevieve Cogman The Invisible Library (2015)

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You must surely know by now, Winters, that a leader’s authority is limited to giving her followers orders that they will actually obey.

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Don’t you realize you have a responsibility to other people to look after yourself?

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The problem with paranoia was that if you let it rule all your decisions, then you would miss some perfectly good opportunities.

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“But don’t make the same mistakes that we have, Irene.” Her mouth quirked in a smile. “Make some new ones.”

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Sometimes the obvious answer is the true answer.

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