

“The brutal reality of politics would be probably intolerable without drugs.”
― Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century
― Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century

“Cynthia said, “How are things going for you with this birth?”
― Isabella Warrior Queen
― Isabella Warrior Queen

“The boredom and annoyance that shut down over it were humiliatingly plain to see. I could have slapped her for it.”
― Nine Coaches Waiting
― Nine Coaches Waiting
“He had an intrusive gaze and quietly confident manner, that seemed to strip away the layers of protective deception Scott would usually adopt around strangers.”
― The Elephant Tree
― The Elephant Tree

“The periodic table was incredibly beautiful, the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. I could never adequately analyze what I meant here by beauty – simplicity? coherence? rhythm? inevitability? Or perhaps it was the symmetry, the comprehensiveness of every element firmly locked into its place, with no gaps, no exceptions, everything implying everything else.”
― Uncle Tungsten
― Uncle Tungsten
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