
“It is a mistake to use intense words without carefully weighing and measuring them, or they will have already been used when one needs them later.”
― The Forgotten Soldier
― The Forgotten Soldier

“He had been granted his life's wish-but conditionally.”
― The Pillars of the Earth
― The Pillars of the Earth

“The most expensive part of building is the mistakes.”
― The Pillars of the Earth
― The Pillars of the Earth

“That's what fiction is about, isn't it, the selective transforming of reality? The twisting of it to bring out its essence?”
― Life of Pi
― Life of Pi

“It is just that narrative can be lethal when used in the wrong places.”
― The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
― The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
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