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> [“Men were complex enough to begin with. Give them a thousand years and they only got worse, like ever-growing labyrinths of smugness and bravado. Mikael”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-c-roethle/men-were-complex-enough-to-begin-with-give-them-a-thousand-years-and/)

[Sara C. Roethle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-c-roethle/)

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## More by Sara C. Roethle

> [“Someone had to make you,” she explained. “And everyone else seems to be terrified of hurting your feelings. I wouldn’t be your friend if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-c-roethle/someone-had-to-make-you-she-explained-and-everyone-else-seems-to-be/)

[Sara C. Roethle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-c-roethle/)

> [“I tried to distract myself by reading the various things that people had carved into the tabletop over the years. I traced my finger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-c-roethle/i-tried-to-distract-myself-by-reading-the-various-things-that-people/)

[Sara C. Roethle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-c-roethle/)

> [“You are the most loving creature I have ever known,” he muttered. “You may feel you have nothing to offer, but you love everyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-c-roethle/you-are-the-most-loving-creature-i-have-ever-known-he-muttered-you/)

[Sara C. Roethle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-c-roethle/)

> [“It was just me and the Devil, running through the woods.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-c-roethle/it-was-just-me-and-the-devil-running-through-the-woods/)

[Sara C. Roethle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-c-roethle/)

> [“The night was still and quiet as the three companions slept deeply. Then, a slight shudder could be felt below the earth around the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-c-roethle/the-night-was-still-and-quiet-as-the-three-companions-slept-deeply/)

[Sara C. Roethle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-c-roethle/)

> [“Men were complex enough to begin with. Give them a thousand years and they only got worse, like ever-growing labyrinths of smugness and bravado.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-c-roethle/men-were-complex-enough-to-begin-with-give-them-a-thousand-years-and/)

[Sara C. Roethle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-c-roethle/)

> [“We may believe the past is what matters most to us, but really, it is the present and the future. It is hope that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-c-roethle/we-may-believe-the-past-is-what-matters-most-to-us-but-really-it-is/)

[Sara C. Roethle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-c-roethle/)

> [“You learn to focus on the living,” he explained, still embracing her. “People will always die. It is simply a fact. Sometimes it feels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-c-roethle/you-learn-to-focus-on-the-living-he-explained-still-embracing-her/)

[Sara C. Roethle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-c-roethle/)

> [“I may be a creature of the night,” he wiggled the fingers of his free hand in the air in mock spookiness, “but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-c-roethle/i-may-be-a-creature-of-the-night-he-wiggled-the-fingers-of-his-free/)

[Sara C. Roethle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-c-roethle/)

> [“I don’t know if I can do that,” she breathed. “It’s difficult to ignore emotions when you feel like you have far too many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-c-roethle/i-don-t-know-if-i-can-do-that-she-breathed-it-s-difficult-to-ignore/)

[Sara C. Roethle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-c-roethle/)

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