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Darkness is happening," said the leather woman, very quietly. "Night is happening. All the nightmares that have come out when the sun goes down, since...more

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Richard began to understand darkness: darkness as something solid and real, so much more than a simple absence of light. He felt it touch his skin, qu...more

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You have to believe. Otherwise, it will never happen.

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Slowly gently night creeps up on you, more gentle than light, it helps you realize how much the light hinders you. In the darkness your senses learn w...more

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The universe is amply supplied with night.

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At home, my father ate all the most burnt pieces of toast. 'Yum!' he'd say, and 'Charcoal! Good for you!' and 'Burnt toast! My favorite!' and he'd eat...more

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For as soon as something becomes impossible it slipslides out of belief entirely, whether it’s true or not.

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Gods die. And when they truly die they are unmourned and unremembered. Ideas are more difficult to kill than people, but they can be killed, in the en...more

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People believe, thought Shadow. It's what people do. They believe, and then they do not take responsibility for their beliefs; they conjure things, an...more

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I can believe things that are true and things that aren't true and I can believe things where nobody knows if they're true or not. I can believe in Sa...more

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It's certainly not too late to change to the winning side. But you know, you also have the freedom to stay just where you are. That's what it means to...more

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She became certain that there was something in the dark behind her: something very old and very slow. Her heart beat so hard and so loudly she was sca...more

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Of course you don't believe in fairies. You're fifteen. You think I believed in fairies at fifteen? Took me until I was at least a hundred and forty. ...more