"Clockwork could not run counter to its nature.……" — Matthew J. Kirby
"Clockwork could not run counter to its nature. The seconds, minutes, and hours moved only forward. Patient, precise, and unstoppable. Memory was an indulgence, an illusion that broke like a wave upon the juggernaut of time. The past remained the past."
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12 Quotes by Matthew J. Kirby
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In the early morning hours, Hannah read at the table by the dim light of dawn. She leaned in close…
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In life, the hardest decisions often have to be made more than once. But each time, it gets easier.
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You are stronger than me," Asa says. "And in bravery and strength, there is a kind of beauty.
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Sometimes, when we want something so badly, we fear failure more than we fear being without that thing.
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Never trust a storyteller," he says. "We're all of us liars.
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One cannot apologize for one's nature.
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When you are in pain, a moment is an eternity.
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You can never trust anyone once you've had to trap them in a cage.
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