“Maruman does not loll.” Doe Book:The Keeping Place: Obernewtyn Chronicles: Book Four Source: The Keeping Place: Obernewtyn Chronicles: Book Four
“The worst predijudice is unknowing. We think we treat others as equals, but, in our deepest heart, we regard ourselves as superior. In part, this is because we are, in ways, powerful. But that does not make the race of humans (funanga) better than that of the dog or equine.” ThinkingWayHumansHeartDoePowerfulRaceWorstDogTreatsRegardSuperiorsUnknowingEquine Author:Isobelle Carmody
“Don't you understand that wanting does not belong here, because that is what wounds, and there is never an end to it.” DoeEndsWounds Author:Isobelle Carmody
“Here's the thing. I hate kids. Always have. I mean, I know the job of the race, biologically speaking, is to achieve immortality through reproduction, but the idea of getting impregnated and blowing up like a balloon as I serve as a carrier and service unit for this other person who will eventually burst out of me in the most terrifying way imaginable, then carry on using me one way or another for the rest of my life, is right up there with throwing myself off the top of a twenty-story building. If I have a biological clock, it is digital and does not tick.” IfsKnowsWayMeanPersonsDoeIdeasStoriesKidsJobsLife IsHateRaceAchieveBuildingI HateTwentiesOne WayClockImmortalityDigitalThrowingUnitsReproductionBalloonsTickUsing MeCarrierBlowing UpThings I HateBiological Clock Author:Isobelle Carmody
“The short story form allows evocation, suggestion, implication. Its potency often lies in what it does not say.” WritingDoeStoriesFormLyingShort StorySuggestionsImplicationsPotency Book:The Wilful Eye (Tales from the Tower Volume One) Source: The Wilful Eye (Tales from the Tower Volume One)
