"Ha!' said the tall man drily. 'He was in high luck. Rich old uncles who die are in shockingly short supply."

-- Susanna Clarke

#Uncles Quotes #Men Quotes #Luck Quotes

“It's taken years for me to understand that dying doesn't end the story; it transforms it. Edits, rewrites, the blur, aand epiphany of one-way dialogue. Most of us wander in and out of one another's lives until not death, but distance, does us part-- time and space and heart's weariness are the blander executioners or human connection.”
“It would have been more to the point, more honest and more Christian, in past decades not to support those who intentionally destroyed healthy life than to rebel against those who have no other wish than to avoid disease. Moreover, a policy of laissez faire in this sphere is not only cruelty to the individual guiltless victims but also to the nation as a whole... If the Churches were to declare themselves ready to take over the treatment and care of those suffering from hereditary diseases, we should be quite ready to refrain from sterilizing them.”
“Fighting with self!! Why not? If we can live in harmony with self, we also have a full right to fight ourselves as well.”
“Only those who still have hope can benefit from tears.”
“Value your words. Each one may be the last.”
“You can do what you want to do. You can be what you want to be.”
“We still have time to negotiate, we still have time for diplomacy, because there are still a number of issues that have not been clarified, that created a lack of confidence.”
“I guess the sacrifice of my dignity is the only thing that will save us now. The things I endure for love. The Fates laugh at my torment.”

Source : Julie Kagawa (2010). “The Iron King”, p.89, Harlequin

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