| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 111c292 | The shame that tormented me was all the more corrosive for having no very clear origin: I didn't know why I felt so tainted, and worthless, and wrong-only that I did, and whenever I looked up from my books I was swamped by slimy waters rushing in from all sides. | tainted worthlessness corrosive torment taint shame worthless | Donna Tartt | |
| 989baf2 | To recongnize that the treachery of one member of a house does not taint all born within it | taint treachery | Jacqueline Carey |