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“Why do you think it does work? It’s not as if any of this stuff is true.” “Maybe devils love ritual as much as people do,” she said.

China Miéville, The Last Days of New Paris: A Novel [Amazon, Bookshop, Publisher, Local Library]

Hermetic quote Mieville The Last Days of New Paris not any stuff true maybe devils love ritual as much as people do

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  5. “It’s not make-up, it’s war paint. It isn’t clothing, it’s armor.”
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