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“There’s a moment of profound sadness that can be dispelled only by summoning my anger.”
― The Sweet Far Thing
― The Sweet Far Thing
“Judge not, lest ye be judged.”
― The Sweet Far Thing
― The Sweet Far Thing
“Did they find something wanting in you, Gemma, at the party? You didn’t speak too freely or behave…strangely?”
I grew claws and bayed at the moon. I confessed that I eat the hearts of small children. I told them I like the French.”
― The Sweet Far Thing
I grew claws and bayed at the moon. I confessed that I eat the hearts of small children. I told them I like the French.”
― The Sweet Far Thing
“I have done what they expected of me. I have curtsied for my Queen and made my debut. This is what I have anticipated eagerly for years. So why do I feel so unsatisfied? Everyone is merry. They haven't a care in the world. And perhaps that is it. How terrible it is to have no cares, no longings. I do not fit. I feel too deeply and want too much.”
― The Sweet Far Thing
― The Sweet Far Thing
“In truth, it is the simplest act in the world. The trick works because you wish it to. You must remember the most important rule of and successful illusion; First the people must want to believe it.”
― The Sweet Far Thing
― The Sweet Far Thing
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