We have reached the point where ignorance and neglect are the best we can hope for in a ruler.
Lev GrossmanI guess I was raised in a household with a lot of reverence for the physical sanctity of books. You didn't destroy books.
Lev GrossmanIt was so much easier to be angry. Being angry made him feel strong, even though-- and this contradiction did nothing to diminish his anger-- he was angry only because his position was so weak.
Lev GrossmanThatโs what death did, it treated you like a child, like everything you had ever thought and done and cared about was just a childโs game, to be crumpled up and thrown away when it was over. It didnโt matter. Death didnโt respect you. Death thought you were bullshit, and it wanted to make sure you knew it.
Lev Grossman