Gabs

“Well, everyone lies. The difference between a hero and a villain is whether anyone believes him.”
― Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings

“The mistake of every young person is to think they're the only ones who see darkness and hardship in the world."
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"The mistake of every adult, though, is to think darkness and hardship aren't important to young people because we'll grow out of it. Who cares if we will? Life is happening to us now, just like it's happening to you.”
― Patrick Ness, The Rest of Us Just Live Here

“The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock—shock is a worn-out word—but astonish.”
― Terry Southern

“But sorrow is unreliable in that way. When people don’t share it there’s a good chance that it will drive them apart instead.”
― Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove