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Friedrick Thiessen
An engineer and one of the original organizers of Le Cirque des Rêves, and one of the few people who know about the competition between Marco and Celia. In fact, it is through Barris that Marco and Celia begin to collaborate: Marco speaks with him about the competition, coming up with the idea of the Labyrinth, a circus exhibition that allows both of the competitors to create and expand on one another’s work. He is also aware of much of the magic that protects the people associated with the circus, but has been sworn to secrecy about it. Unfortunately, when his friend and fellow organizer Tara Burgess comes to speak with him about the fact that she is not aging naturally, Barris cannot offer her any real information, and mistakenly sends her to speak with the magician, Mr. A.H. Once Tara speaks with the magician, she is suddenly overcome by the impulse to jump in front of a train, dying instantly. Barris feels somewhat responsible for her death, yet he is still bound to keep his secret.
Ethan Barris Quotes in The Night Circus
The The Night Circus quotes below are all either spoken by Ethan Barris or refer to Ethan Barris. 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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Part 1: Primordium
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“My new game, as you so appropriately call it, is a circus.”
“A circus? How marvelous!”
“Like a carnival?”
“More than a carnival, more than a circus, really, like no circus anyone has ever seen.”
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Part 2: Illumination
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“How much do you know?”
“How much do I know about what?”
“How much has Miss Bowen told you?”
“You’re her opponent. I never would have guessed.”
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“There is a great deal more going on than we are privy to, of that I’m quite sure. I tried to talk to Chandresh, but it was like we were speaking two different languages. I do not like sitting idly by when something clearly isn’t right.”
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Part 5: Divination
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“I’m not going to give you your memory back. I don’t know if I could even if I tried, though Widge could probably manage it. At this point, I don’t think you need that weight on you. I think looking forward will be better than looking back.”
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Ethan Barris Quotes in The Night Circus
The The Night Circus quotes below are all either spoken by Ethan Barris or refer to Ethan Barris. 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:
).
Part 1: Primordium
Quotes
“My new game, as you so appropriately call it, is a circus.”
“A circus? How marvelous!”
“Like a carnival?”
“More than a carnival, more than a circus, really, like no circus anyone has ever seen.”
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Part 2: Illumination
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“How much do you know?”
“How much do I know about what?”
“How much has Miss Bowen told you?”
“You’re her opponent. I never would have guessed.”
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“There is a great deal more going on than we are privy to, of that I’m quite sure. I tried to talk to Chandresh, but it was like we were speaking two different languages. I do not like sitting idly by when something clearly isn’t right.”
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Part 5: Divination
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“I’m not going to give you your memory back. I don’t know if I could even if I tried, though Widge could probably manage it. At this point, I don’t think you need that weight on you. I think looking forward will be better than looking back.”
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