"Desperation is a millstone. It wears away at……" — Frances Hardinge
"Desperation is a millstone. It wears away at the very soul, grinding away pity, kindness, humanity and courage. But sometimes it whets the mind to a sharpened point and creates moments of true brilliance. And standing there, nose tickled by the dusty hide of the stuffed deer head, such a moment visited Mosca Mye."
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Frances Hardinge
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42 Quotes by Frances Hardinge
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The world is like a broken wrist that healed the wrong way, and will never be the same again.
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Oh, painted smirk of a hopeless dawn, the girl is still wearing her breeches...
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I want my chirfugging goose back!
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You, sir, are a romantic, and I'm afraid the condition is incurable. -Eponymous Clent
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