"It begins with absence and desire. It begins with blood and fear. It begins with a discovery of witches."

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Source : Deborah Harkness (2012). “Shadow of Night: A Novel”, p.337, Penguin

Deborah Harkness

#Discovery Quotes #Blood Quotes #Desire Quotes

“But when you have order, you don't need Gods. When everything is well ordered and disciplined then nothing is unexpected. If you understand everything,' I said carefully, 'then there's no room left for magic. It's only when you're lost and frightened and in the dark that you call on the Gods, and they like us to call on them. It makes them feel powerful, and that's why they like us to live in chaos.”

Source : Bernard Cornwell (1998). “Enemy of God: A Novel of Arthur”, p.48, Macmillan
“I'm 6'2 and not a small person.”
“The Irish Government can no longer stand by and see innocent people injured and perhaps worse.”

Source : "Honeymoon ended early for troops as North descended into three decades of violence". www.irishtimes.com. August 14, 1999.
“You can't be a woman and not be a feminist, I don't think. If you care about the world and the world you exist in and your rights.”
“What can government do? They can listen to their own people. But I'll tell you what citizens can do, when we elect one of these people - whether we think it's a good guy or a bozo - you got to stay on the case. You don't vote and go home and give them the keys to the car, he'll drive you right off a cliff. You have to help people to stay honest.”
“Can I share with you my worldview? All of humankind has one thing in common: the sandwich. I believe that all anyone really wants in this life is to sit in peace and eat a sandwich.”
“Everyone wants to pluck eyebrows. I thinned them out real thin once and it just didn't look like me.”
“I don't understand people who have sex with their dog in the room.”

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