Can we really conquer chaos so easily? If that were so, I should be able to prune the pandemonium of my own soul into something neat and tidy rather than this maze of wants and needs and misgivings that has me forever feeling as if I cannot fit into the landscape of things.
Libba BrayWe're like pretty horses, and just as on horses, they mean to put blinders on us so we can't look left or right but only straight ahead where they would lead.
Libba BrayIn our travels, we have come across many equations--math for understanding the universe, for making music, for mapping stars, and also for tipping, which is important. Here is our favorite equation: Us plus Them equals All of Us. It is very simple math. Try it sometime. You probably wonโt even need a pencil.
Libba BrayYou must remember, my dear lady, the most important rule of any successful illusion: First, the people must want to believe in it.
Libba BrayTheta blew out another plume of cigarette smoke. โNot interested. Loveโs messy, kiddo. Let those other girls get moony-eyed and goofy. Me? I got plans.
Libba BrayA man bumps me on his busy way without so much as an apology. But that is all right. I forgive you, busy man about town with the sharp elbows. Hail and farewell to you! For I, Gemma Doyle, am to have a splendid Christmas in London town. All shall be well. God rest us merry gentlemen. And gentlewomen.
Libba Bray