"September did not want to feel for the Marquess. Thatâ€™s how villains get you, she knew. You feel badly for them, and next thing you know, youâ€™re tied to train tracks. But her wild, untried heart opened up another bloom inside her, a dark branch heavy with fruit."

-- Catherynne M. Valente

#Sympathy Quotes #Heart Quotes #Dark Quotes

“The professor husband of a friend of mine has likened children to the insane. I often think of it. He says that children live on the edge of madness, that their behavior, apparently unmotivated, shares the same dream logic as crazy people's. I see what he means, and because I've learned to be patient with children, to tease out the logic that's always somewhere there, and irrefutable once explained,”

Source : Claire Messud (2013). “The Woman Upstairs”, p.18, Vintage
“Believers are right when they say that to understand a religion properly you need to get under its skin. But to understand it fully, you cannot stay there: you have to take a more objective view, too.”
“If you take away religion, you can't hire enough police.”
“I like Iron Maiden and a few other bands, but by and large I don't like metal music. Most of it simply put reeks. This meant that it was no great loss for me to drop the metal music altogether.”
“I like the best of the British press. The best of the British press is very good.”
“What are the politics of boredom?”
“Amy Cahill didn't believe in omens. But black snow was falling, he earth was rumbling beneath her feet, her brother was meowing, and her uncle Alistair was prancing on the beach in pink pajamas. She had to admit, the signs were not promising.”

Source : Peter Lerangis (2011). “The 39 Clues #7: The Viper's Nest”, p.7, Scholastic Inc.
“Dirksen's Three Laws of Politics: 1. Get elected. 2. Get re-elected. 3. Don't get mad, get even.”

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