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For a moment hope, bright and cruel as a knife, presented itself to me. It took every ounce of strength I had to turn away.

— Sarah Zettel Bitter Angels (2009)

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She projected an air of righteousness that can only come from someone who hasn’t even finished her third decade.

Bitter Angels (2009)

Paranoia is infectious. It’s also an incredibly useful tool. If you can make people afraid enough, uncertain enough, they will simply stop moving.

Bitter Angels (2009)

This is what hope does to you when you’re not used to it. It is very like being drunk. You don’t realize how badly you’re impaired until you see the results of your spree.

Bitter Angels (2009)

Power looks startlingly similar wherever you go. Power does not want you to forget that you are small and alone.

Bitter Angels (2009)

Somehow, you expect places you’ve left to freeze, like your memories of them have. It’s egotistical, but no one really wants to believe the world goes on without them.

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