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Callista (Callie) Fitzsimmons
In the man’s science-fiction story, the girl is raised to be sacrificed in a religious ritual in Sakiel-Norn. As is customary of human sacrifices in the city, she is mute after having her tongue cut out. The blind assassin is hired to kill the girl, but he falls in love with her and they escape the city together. However, they’re eaten by wolves shortly after.
Girl Quotes in The Blind Assassin
The The Blind Assassin quotes below are all either spoken by Girl or refer to Girl. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 6
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You might say he grabbed what he could get. Why wouldn’t he? He had no scruples, his life was dog eat dog and it always had been. Or you could say they were both young so they didn’t know any better. The young habitually mistake lust for love, they’re infested with idealism of all kinds. And I haven’t said he didn’t kill her afterwards. As I’ve pointed out, he was nothing if not self-interested.
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Girl Quotes in The Blind Assassin
The The Blind Assassin quotes below are all either spoken by Girl or refer to Girl. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 6
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You might say he grabbed what he could get. Why wouldn’t he? He had no scruples, his life was dog eat dog and it always had been. Or you could say they were both young so they didn’t know any better. The young habitually mistake lust for love, they’re infested with idealism of all kinds. And I haven’t said he didn’t kill her afterwards. As I’ve pointed out, he was nothing if not self-interested.
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