Quote by Anthony Marra Download Open image ““He had learned well: made a board of the village, a pawn of the master.”” — Anthony Marra ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“the village would never accept it. It has a policy of never accepting anything. As a happy consequence, it changes about as fast as… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“They sometimes forgot what happened if you let a pawn get all the way up the board.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“The pawn that reaches the last rank, he told himself, becomes a queen.” — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
“It was fun, although we felt like pawns, or prawns, in the maelstrom.” — Julia Child Copy Share Image
“Pawns were always underestimated - until they marched across the board and changed into queens.” — Natalie Herzer Copy Share Image
“Never despise a pawn. If it succeeds in crossing the board safely, it becomes a queen - the most powerful piece in the game.” — Ellen Renner Copy Share Image
“Who but a slave thanks his master for what his master has decided to do without bothering to consult him.” — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Because you are just a pawn. And a pawn can’t help but get played.” — Laura Thalassa Copy Share Image
“The full horror of what he did here is still too much for the village psyche to handle.” — K.L. Slater Copy Share Image
“In a way the better the master;the worse the condition of slave,because it makes him forget what he is.” — Amitav Ghosh Copy Share Image
“Carrying that lumber the forty meters from the forest had left his knuckles blistered, his underarms sopping, but now a few hours of flames… — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
“The previous night, for the first time in a long time, he had felt whole, and his eyes returned to the rearview, where his… — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
“At the kitchen table she examined the glass of ice. Each cube was rounded by room temperature, dissolving in its own remains, and belatedly… — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
“The television dramas we grew up on, stories of star-crossed lovers, stories of love overcoming all obstacles, well, they’re all fairy tales, obviously, like… — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
“He had always tried to treat Havaa as a child and she always went along with it, as though childhood and innocence were fantastical… — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
“He asked them to close their eyes, and hoped their mouths would follow suit.” p. 137” — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
“Don't insult me. Everyone knows a turtle is a crustacean on its mother's side.” — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
“Those smooth, spit-cleaned cheeks gave no indication of the dreams crowding her skull. Should she make it to adulthood, the girl would arrive with… — anthony marra Copy Share Image
“In all likelihood, Sonja had more academic journal subscriptions than friends. She could explain advanced calculus to her fifth-form algebra teacher but couldn't tell… — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
“Even after Sonja graduated secondary school at the top of her class and matriculated to the city university biology department, their parents found more… — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
