

“Thus, Marlowe posed the silent question: could aspiring Icarus be happy with a toilsome life on land managing a plough with plodding oxen having once tasted the weightless bliss of flight?”
― Faust: My Soul Be Damned for the World
― Faust: My Soul Be Damned for the World

“Everyone who writes in the sub-genre of Victorian mystery stands in [Sir Arthur Conan] Doyle's shadow.”
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“Be a craftsman in speech that thou mayest be strong, for the strength of one is the tongue, and speech is mightier than all fighting.”
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“You cannot help being a female, and I should be something of a fool were I to discount your talents merely because of their housing.”
― The Beekeeper's Apprentice
― The Beekeeper's Apprentice

“And, Mr. Knightley, forget my theory about Icarus. If you don't sail high, with the risk of crashing and burning, do you really live? Can you love? I doubt it. I'm ready to fly. Love, Sam”
― Dear Mr. Knightley
― Dear Mr. Knightley
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