does that hurt, too?

“But I have to save humanity first. Stupid humanity. Getting in the way of my hobbies.”

“Who has the right to write about suffering?”

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

"we're almost as close as brothers; when you grow up in a tight-knit neighborhood like ours you get to know each other real well"

‘I’m right here. Right here. And I’m sorry. Oh, Fool, don’t die. Not in my arms. I could not live with that. Don’t die, Fool, not at my hands! [...] Beloved. Don’t die. Please don’t die.'

Not if they have ever known love.

Did you know I've never been skiing? I'd like to try one day, though.

Crime isn't that complicated. People steal because taking something gives them something. If they're not in it for the money, they're in it for control. The act of taking, of breaking the rules, makes them feel powerful. They're in it for the sheer defiance. Some people steal to stay alive, and some steal to feel alive.

“I love you,” [Rin] said. Kitay gave her a tired smile. “I know.”

I volunteer as tribute

“What bound them together? Greed? Desperation? Was it the knowledge that if one or all of them disappeared tonight, no one would come looking?”

❝ — did you know I've never been skiing? I'd like to try it one day, though. — ❞

Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen