Unsong Quotes & Sayings

Can this really call itself a cake when its main ingredients are cheese and carrots? — Sarra Manning

Dictionaries stop where the heart starts. — David Foenkinos

Seen from Earth, a comet is a prodigy, coming out of the void for no reason, returning to the void for no reason. They call it unpredictable because they cannot predict it. From the comet's own point of view, nothing could be simpler. It starts in the outer darkness, aims directly at the sun, and never stops till it gets there. Everything else spins in its same orbit forever. The comet heads for the source. They call it crooked because it is too straight. They call it unpredictable because it is too fixed. They call it chaotic because it is too linear. — Scott Alexander

All the proof of a pudding is in the eating. — William Camden

I love you," I said quickly, watching her as she wrapped her arms around her waist. "I know I'm not good at it, but I'm fucking trying. — Nicole Jacquelyn

We lock eyes and he addresses me. "Godchild Andromedus, I am Ragnar Volarus, the Stained firstborn of my mother, Alia Snowsparrow of the Valkyrie Spires north of the Dragon's Spine, south of the Fallen City, where the Winged Horror flies, brother of Sefi the Quiet, breaker of Tanos, which once stood by the water, and I make you an offering of stains." He splays out his gigantic bloodstained hands and then reaches through the door with his right hand. His ionBlades retract into his armor. The razor still juts out of his ribs. I'm pissing my bloodydamn suit. "Well, frag me blind," Sevro mutters. — Pierce Brown

Your longing for ME is my message to you,
All your attempts to reach ME,
Are in reality MY attempts to reach you. — Rumi