"...that's how memory works ... Things disappear without your permission, then come back again without your permission."

-- Kristin Cashore

#Memories Quotes #Disappear Quotes #Permission Quotes

“Basil..discovered a guild of abortionists, or sagae, that were doing a booming trade in Caesarea, and the surrounding environs. They provided herbal potions, pessaries, and even surgical remedies for women who wished to avoid child-bearing. The bodies of the children were then harvested and sold to cosmetologists in Egypt, who used the collagen for the manufacture of various beauty creams.”
“The last stage but one of every civilisation, is characterised by the forced political unification of its constituent parts, into a single greater whole.”
“For most people, I'm just Alice. But I don't mind. Now, if I were Alice the ax murderer, then I'd hate it.”
“E-books are great for instant gratification - you see a review somewhere of a book that interests you, and you can start reading it five minutes later.”
“I'm more trying to connect; I'm more listening to people. Whatever I get is very meaningful to me.”
“You still owe me a yellow Porsche.”
“The mentality and behavior of drug addicts and alcoholics is wholly irrational until you understand that they are completely powerless over their addiction and unless they have structured help, they have no hope.”
“I never went to a ballet until I was 45 years old. I don't know why.”

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