

“I reminded myself, how did I know that my view was the right one? Who was I to pronounce it a wasted life? Perhaps it was my life, my quiet scholarly life, immersed in books, shut off from the world, that was the wasted one.”
― The Pale Horse
― The Pale Horse

“The game had changed.Her against them.Save herself to save herself.”
― As Good As Dead
― As Good As Dead

“Is it normal for one person to have this many enemies? I’m the problem, aren’t I?How did it get so late already?I understand why they all hate me.I might hate me too.”
― As Good As Dead
― As Good As Dead

“What beats me—it always does—is how a man can be so clever and yet be such a perfect fool.”
― The Pale Horse
― The Pale Horse

“because everybody left eventually, but it hurt less. That was what life was, choosing the way that hurt less.”
― The Reappearance of Rachel Price
― The Reappearance of Rachel Price

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