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“She recognized the way he was looking at her. It was how she’d once looked at Altan. It was the way she’d seen Daji look at Riga—that look of wretched, desperate, and reproachful loyalty. It said, Do it. Take what you want, it said. I’ll hate you for it. But I’ll love you forever. I can’t help but love you. Ruin me, ruin us, and I’ll let you.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Burning God

“It's time," Kitay murmured.
Rin stood up. They faced each other, hands clasped between them.
"At dawn," she said.
"At dawn," he agreed. He put his hands on her shoulders and kissed her forehead.
This was their standard way of parting, the way they said everything they never spoke out loud. Fight well. Keep us safe. I love you.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Burning God

“How fast is your alive? How smooth is your alive? How hard, how resilient? We’re alive because we can be hurt; we’re alive because we can heal. I think it’s beautiful. It’s why I fight.”
― Akwaeke Emezi, Pet