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“If a spy takes fifty lives but saves some larger number, can that countenance his actions? This kind of logic is seductive, but perilous. You start out running numbers in your head, and pretty soon you are sanctioning mass murder.”

Book:Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

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“Let the end come as it may, here I am ready to profit by it: here I am, facing both ways, with perfect ease and security - a moral agriculturist, with his eye on two crops at once, and his swindler's sickle ready for any emergency. For the next week to come, the newspaper will be more interesting to me than ever. I wonder which side I shall eventually belong to?”

Moral Ambiguity Captain Wragge

Book:No Name

Source: No Name

“Money grasps a hold of you with a tight grip.”

Survival Capitalismo Moral Ambiguity

Book:Red Wings: A Lust in Paris Novel - Vol. I

Source: Red Wings: A Lust in Paris Novel - Vol. I

“...; the chipped plates might have been disinterred from some kitchen midden near an inhabited lake; and the chops recalled times more ancient still. They brought forcibly to one's mind the night of ages when the primeval man, evolving the first rudiments of cookery from his dim consciousness, scorched lumps of flesh at a fire of sticks...”

Primeval Man Tales Of The Sea Primeval Cookery

Book:Falk

Source: Falk

“They're not going to ask for your permission like that Night Court dude.”

Rhysand Fae Crescent City Acotar Ruhn Danaan Hofas

Book:House of Flame and Shadow

Source: House of Flame and Shadow

“Summon your wings,' Sloth said, finally, lifting his icy gaze to Envy's face. 'Shall I roll over or fetch next?”

Funny Wings Envy Command Sarcasm Sloth Kerri Maniscalco Throne Of The Fallen Prince Envy Prince Sloth

Book:Throne of the Fallen

Source: Throne of the Fallen

“Knowledge always has the potential to be dangerous. It is a more powerful weapon than any sword or spell.”

Powerful Knowledge Margaret Rogerson Sorcery Of Thorns

Book:Sorcery of Thorns

Source: Sorcery of Thorns

“A hibernating snail is not necessarily dead”

Pay Attention Snail Hibernation Hibernate

Author:Messaoud Mohammed

“TOMORROW’S WILL Silent world, I find myself, Glad no one hears my thoughts. In dark cocoon, I hibernate, Yet spirit spills every thought. A second chance to try again. The risks I know too well. Two sunsets turning into six- Awaits tomorrow's will.”

World Spirit Poetry Poem Thoughts Silent Will Risks Sunsets Cocoon Tomorrows Hibernate Tomorrow S

Book:Uninhibited From Lust To Love

Source: Uninhibited From Lust To Love

“Fasting is natural, in wintertime most animals do it through hibernation.”

Natural Seasons Winter Animals Starvation Fasting Most Wintertime Hibernation Hibernate

Author:Steven Magee

“His teeth grazed her pulse. 'Jacks-' It was suddenly impossible to form words. His mouth was against her throat and his teeth were on her skin. HIs teeth! Evangeline finally pressed against his chest. But it was as useless as trying to battle a block of marble. Hot, sculpted marble. She wanted to tell him not to bite her, but saying the word bite didn't seem like the wisest idea just then. 'You won't want this later.' 'Not really thinking about later.' He licked her, one languorous stroke up the column of her neck. She gasped. 'You don't even like me.' 'I like you right now. I like you a lot.' He gently sucked her skin. 'In fact, I can't think of anything I like more.”

Lust Vampires Stephanie Garber Evangeline Fox Jacks Evangeline Wanting Prince Of Hearts Licking Once Upon A Broken Heart

Book:Once Upon a Broken Heart

Source: Once Upon a Broken Heart

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