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“It seems you have saltwater and stardust in your veins.”
― R.M. Archer, Lost Girl

“Ryuu wrapped her in his arms again and held her tight. “I don’t know what to believe, Duyên. I don’t know how likely you are to block out the dragons again. I don’t know what Gossalu’s plan is, or if she even has one. But I hope. I hope that this will pass. I hope that both of us are afraid for nothing. And I will love you whether hope or fear wins out.”
― R.M. Archer, Calligraphy Guild

“Duyên watched Lonpaia’s deft fingers work for a moment. “Why are the gods so fickle?”
“Why are men so fickle? It’s simply the way of things.”
“But shouldn’t gods be better?” Duyên looked back up at Lonpaia.
Lonpaia paused her work and turned toward Duyên. “That’s what we all wish for. And yet I can’t help but think they’re simply men with the powers of the universe at their fingertips.”
― R.M. Archer, Calligraphy Guild

“Doing the dishes always gave Duyên time to think—sometimes too much time—but she let her mind loose to wander into stories of lives beyond her own, piecing together passages of prose in her mind to keep her thoughts away from the inevitable.”
― R.M. Archer, Calligraphy Guild

“Tora looked down at her hands. Her faulty, painful, couldn’t-hold-a-pen-to-
save-her-life hands. She didn’t want strength from her illness. She wanted strength without her illness. Physical strength that she could use to grip her pen to do what she loved, and to play kyang without crippling pain afterward, and to stand up for people without her voice giving out.
“I’m not saying that life wouldn’t be easier without your illness,” Sairsha said softly. “But sometimes the harder thing ends up better for us. And I wholeheartedly believe that your illness was given to you for a reason.”
― R.M. Archer, Calligraphy Guild