“The most difficult part was letting yourself ignore the lies your eyes told. Eyes were like children. If they had nothing to say, they made things up.”

— Jim C. Hines

Source: The Goblin Quest Series, Goblin Quest (2004), Chapter 7 (p. 128)

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