Genevieve Cogman Quotes

There is no truth to peace," she said. "Peace is at best a brief interlude between hostilities. The treaties which might be signed here are no more than lies. The field of battle is more honest.

The news was highly coloured, even if the print was black and white.

All that fear, all that paranoia, and all of it based on a lie simply to keep convenient control of this world. Maybe there were no universal standards of morality—but this was still just plain wrong.

It was only a hypothesis, but it made an uncomfortable amount of sense.

Sometimes the obvious answer is the true answer.

I have a complicated relationship with my parents. It's a good relationship, but…"
"You hardly ever see them!"
"Yes, that's why it's a good relationship.

She was a Librarian, and the deepest, most fundamental part of her life involved a love of books. Right now, she wanted nothing more than to shut the rest of the world out and have nothing to worry about except the next page of whatever she was reading.

They did attempt to leave the European Union last year, but apparently that was prompted by demonic interference.

I have spent most of my life preferring books to people," Irene said sharply. "Just because I like a few specific people doesn't change anything.

What is written can be erased, alas.

Walking through a library—any library—as they made their way to the exterior had its usual comforting, balancing effect on Irene. It was a reassurance that such places existed and that they would continue, even if she herself was as temporary as any other human.

Don’t you realize you have a responsibility to other people to look after yourself?

I think the time for blind trust is long over. Now I need answers.

Irene hated trusting to luck. It was no substitute for good planning and careful preparation.

I honestly thought you'd be happier if you knew nothing about it for the rest of your life. Was I wrong?"
Irene slumped in her chair. "No, you weren't. Everyone's going to say that, aren't they? 'It was for your own good.'"
"Something you'll learn as you get older is that truth and reconciliation may be necessary for nations, but it isn't necessarily best for individuals.