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Джон Ч. Райт — американский писатель-фантаст, лауреат премии «Небьюла».

В журнале Publishers Weekly за его дебютную новеллу «Золотой век» был назван «самым значимым новым SF-талантом этого века». Wikipedia  

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“There is no magic, only mysteries explained, and mysteries unexplained.”

Источник: Titans of Chaos (2007), Chapter 8, “Pallid Hounds A-Hunting” Section 1 (p. 106)

“I cannot describe myself except to say that I am either very vain or very beautiful, and that I hope I am the latter, while suspecting I may be the former.”

John C. Wright книга Orphans of Chaos

Источник: Orphans of Chaos (2005), Chapter 1, “The Boundaries” Section 8 (p. 20)

“Come on, Amelia. We are not really British. We do not have to look down our noses at honest labor.”

Источник: Fugitives of Chaos (2006), Chapter 18, “Festive Days on the Slopes of Vesuvius” (p. 285)

“Miss Daw said, half to herself, “Now you have had your first lesson in what it is like to be a real grown-up woman in a man’s world, my dear. We are judged by our looks, and men are not.””

John C. Wright книга Orphans of Chaos

Источник: Orphans of Chaos (2005), Chapter 20, “Company, of a Sort” Section 4 (p. 269)

“Warlocks are something like doctors, I guess. No matter how much you like them personally, there is quite a bit of nasty mess involved in their line of work.”

Источник: Titans of Chaos (2007), Chapter 8, “Pallid Hounds A-Hunting” Section 1 (p. 100)

“Death was soon and growing sooner.”

Источник: Titans of Chaos (2007), Chapter 20, “The Shield of Lady Wisdom” Section 6 (p. 280)

“No harder than walking a tightrope over a pit. A deep pit. Filled with sharks. Radioactive sharks.”

Источник: Titans of Chaos (2007), Chapter 10, “Love’s Proper Hue” Section 7 (p. 157)

“Comedy is easy. Intrigue is hard.”

Источник: Fugitives of Chaos (2006), Chapter 3, “Circuitous Acts” (p. 52)

“They (i. e., the Olympian gods) operate on moral principles. You have to break a promise to them, or break a rule, for them to get power over you.”

Victor commented darkly, “That explains why religions have rules no one can follow. If everyone is a sinner, by definition, everyone is under their power.”
Источник: Fugitives of Chaos (2006), Chapter 9, “Wings” (p. 142)