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"She had called herself a whore. That was a man's word, a shame-word flung at a woman. But she did not seem ashamed. She wielded the word like a sword, slicing away all his preconceptions of who she was. She had earned her living by her sex, and she did not seem to regret it."
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"Letting go. Everyone talks about it like it's the easiest thing."
"When somebody criticise you, be happy and thankful because they have given you an opportunity to think about the matter more precisely and more detailed!"
"Big people never scare me. I am a little man. I can easily hide."
"I was amazed at how strong women were when they were angry."
"Today be more excellent than demanded. And more generous than expected."
"We are all 'right' if we are being truly ourselves.... that is the best we can be in each moment, until we learn more..."
"Focus on your potential not your past."
"What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step but you have to take it."
"Get rid of the judgmental mindset and adopt one of love and acceptance towards people " including yourself."
"You would be very surprise with how much positive changes that you could make in your life, if could make it your top priority to mind your own business."
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"You," I surmised, and gestured round. "Thank you.""No," he denied. His pale hair floated out from beneath his cap in a halo as he shook his head. "But I assisted. Thank you for bathing. It makes my task of checking on you less onerous. I'm glad you're awake. You snore abominably."I let this comment pass. "You've grown." I observed. "Yes. So have you. And you've been sick. And you slept quite a long time. And now you're awake and bathed and fed. You still look terrible. But you no longer smell. It's late afternoon now. Are there any other obvious facts you'd like to review?"
"I was amazed at how strong women were when they were angry."
"I'll never miss a chance to remind you of what a brat you were. A gloriously beautiful and very spoiled brat. I was utterly charmed by your complete self-absorption. It was rather like courting a cat."
"I lied!' I spat my whisper at him. 'I knew you read my journal. I knew you read my dreams. I wrote there what I thought would hurt you most! I lied to hurt you. For letting him be dead while you lived. For being loved by him more than he loved me!' I took a breath. 'He loved you more than he ever loved any of the rest of us!"
"Leave old pains alone. When they cease coming to call, do not invite them back."
"Why not break free now, and make Bingtown a place where folk begin anew, all men standing on an equal footing?""And all women, too."She must be Sparse's daughter, thought Keffria. Even her voice echoed his in tone. Devouchet looked at her in surprise."It was but a manner of speaking, Ekke," he said mildly."A manner of speaking becomes a manner of thinking."
"We were both smiling, in that bittersweet way one does when imagining something the heart longs for and the head would dread."
"The world had to change and for some reason the prosperity of men always results in them taking ever more from wild creatures and places."
"I found myself speaking softly as if I were telling an old tale to a young child. And giving it a happy ending, when all know that tales never end, and the happy ending is but a moment to catch one's breath before the next disaster. But I didn't want to think about that. I didn't want to wonder what would happen next."
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