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There is such a thing as the poetry of a mistake, and when you say, "Mistakes were made," you deprive an action of its poetry, and you sound like a weasel. ↗

— Charles Baxter

#deniability #mistakes #passive-voice #politics #villainy

I recreate myself; that is my only power. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#literature #literature-quotes #myself #poems #poetry

It was enough to drive me mad. I was no longer myself and yet I was so much more me than I had ever been before. ~Katherine Demure ↗

— Gwenn Wright

#gwenn-wright #historical-romance #katherine-demure #love #romance

Why would you do that? Why would you act like you didn't know how to drive?" "Isn't it obvious, Sage? No, of course it isn't. I did it so I'd have a reason to be around you - one I knew you couldn't refuse ↗

— Richelle Mead

#sydney-sage #the-golden-lily #adrian-ivashkov

Adrian rolled his eyes. "I'm kind of surprised to find you lecturing about underage girls. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#burn #frostbite #adrian-ivashkov

Whatever others may say, they say it to deceive and comfort themselves, not help you. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#comfort #deceit #deceive #dejan-stojanovic #literature

I am the shore and the ocean, awaiting myself on both sides. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#literature #literature-quotes #ocean #poems #poetry

Every star was once darker than the night, before it awoke. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#literature #literature-quotes #night #poetry #poetry-quotes

When all is lost, there is still a memory. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#literature #literature-quotes #lost #lost-world #memory

You are not what you are; You are darkness Looking for light within. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#darkness #dejan-stojanovic #light #light-within #literature