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> [“And it happens like that. Like when you first realize that there is no such thing as magic. Or that nothing actually answers your prayers, or really even listens. That cold moment of dismay where your feet are kicked from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-silvey/and-it-happens-like-that-like-when-you-first-realize-that-there-is-no/)

[Craig Silvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-silvey/)

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## More by Craig Silvey

> [Batman doesn't have any superpowers. He's not superhuman. He's not super. So therefore he can't be a superhero.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-silvey/batman-doesn-t-have-any-superpowers-he-s-not-superhuman-he-s-not/)

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> [“Holding something doesn't make it yours. You realize at some point you're just keeping it back for yourself, because it's pulling away with equal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-silvey/holding-something-doesn-t-make-it-yours-you-realize-at-some-point-you/)

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> [“See, most people you meet, they'll talk to you through fifty layers of gauze and tinting. Sometimes you know they're lying even before they've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-silvey/see-most-people-you-meet-they-ll-talk-to-you-through-fifty-layers-of/)

[Craig Silvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-silvey/)

> [“See, Batman is different. He's mortal. He's got a real life to risk. Superman just has to avoid Kryptonite. Big deal. Superman fears nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-silvey/see-batman-is-different-he-s-mortal-he-s-got-a-real-life-to-risk/)

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> [“What kind of lousy world is this? Has it always been this way, or has the bottom fallen out of it in the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-silvey/what-kind-of-lousy-world-is-this-has-it-always-been-this-way-or-has/)

[Craig Silvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-silvey/)

> [“I bid you a Jew.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-silvey/i-bid-you-a-jew/)

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> [Still, there is something emboldening about being awake when the rest of the world is sleeping. Like I know something they don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-silvey/still-there-is-something-emboldening-about-being-awake-when-the-rest/)

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> [“I'm excited but afraid. I long to turn and wedge myself through the horse's arse from which I've just fallen, to sit safe in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-silvey/i-m-excited-but-afraid-i-long-to-turn-and-wedge-myself-through-the/)

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> [How strange and abandoned and unsettled I am. Like a snowdome paper weight that's been shaken. There's a blizzard in my bubble. Everything in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-silvey/how-strange-and-abandoned-and-unsettled-i-am-like-a-snowdome-paper/)

[Craig Silvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-silvey/)

> [“Sorry is a question that begs forgiveness, because the metronome of a good heart won't settle until things are set right and true.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-silvey/sorry-is-a-question-that-begs-forgiveness-because-the-metronome-of-a/)

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> [“Tongues were wagging. Aspersions were being cast like dandelion spores on hot gossipy winds.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-silvey/tongues-were-wagging-aspersions-were-being-cast-like-dandelion-spores/)

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> [Every instance in my life, I've felt like the exact opposite of Superman. Except this time, this moment right now. I don't care. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-silvey/every-instance-in-my-life-i-ve-felt-like-the-exact-opposite-of/)

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> [“And it happens like that. Like when you first realize that there is no such thing as magic. Or that nothing actually answers your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-silvey/and-it-happens-like-that-like-when-you-first-realize-that-there-is-no/)

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> [You need to understand that truth is stranger than fiction. Listen: people are willing to swallow any old tripe as long as you say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-silvey/you-need-to-understand-that-truth-is-stranger-than-fiction-listen/)

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> [“I force a smile and hold up my hand, which must end up looking like some sort of strange, leery wince, like I've just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-silvey/i-force-a-smile-and-hold-up-my-hand-which-must-end-up-looking-like/)

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