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“A wilting flower holds just as much splendor as one on the cusp of opening. People are so quick to idolize the fresh and the new.”
― Erin A. Craig, House of Roots and Ruin

“The heart takes its time to decide on its wishes. Remember that knowledge shines brighter than silver; it may take more earth yet to silence my whisper.”
― Samantha Shannon, A Day of Fallen Night

“A dream is no less true than any other thing.”
― Samantha Shannon, A Day of Fallen Night

“I know whose bone and blood I am. I am the chosen of the Saint, the fruit of his unending vine, the iron of the eversnow.”
― Samantha Shannon, A Day of Fallen Night

“A sadly sinful side effect of foxes is that humans who indulge too much in our company become hopelessly addicted”
― Yangsze Choo, The Fox Wife

“Every warrior should know fear, Glorian Brightcry. Without it, courage is an empty boast.”
― Samantha Shannon, A Day of Fallen Night

“No matter how deep we bury the past, it always wells back up. I find it best to understand, rather than fear.”
― Samantha Shannon, A Day of Fallen Night

“In a time of starlight, fire must rise.”
― Samantha Shannon, A Day of Fallen Night

“But she was also brisk, combative, indifferent to praise—would not give ground, moved him to laughter, never tried to please, played no tricks.”
― Sarah Perry, The Essex Serpent

“They were at the threshold of the Abyss, the place where even dragons feared to go, where the water deepened from green to black. And not a ripple marred the surface.”
― Samantha Shannon, The Priory of the Orange Tree

“With a smile that stops my breath and leaves my pulse racing, she leans into me, her eyes drifting lazily to my lips. “I know exactly how much heart you have.”
― Victoria Aveyard, War Storm

“you may act lazy and foolish, but I have seen your heart. A bright and tenacious flower will not bloom in obscurity.”
― Ken Liu, The Grace of Kings

“To be perfect without suffering means no change. If you know neither hurt nor hardship, then you will not know the strength they can summon within the person. What is life's meaning if you cannot distinguish between happiness and sorrow?”
― Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass

“Sometimes people do things because they want to, and not because they make sense.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass

“It was hard work, killing nightmares.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass

“The best truths are always simple, I think. Life makes them complicated.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass

“Even the dead have their stories.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass

“Guilt feels heavier on good men's shoulders.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass

“Karma is a sweet, unforgiving mistress.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass

“Words are shapeshifters. They take different forms to suit different motivations. The word for blue can be sifted and changed until it spells red. We share similar teachings with the Faceless, but what they take and learn from those teachings are different from the messages we treasure. It is why words are important, and it is why they can be dangerous.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Shadow Glass

“A harmless lie is better than a harmful truth. Better to wield strength in an imperfect land than to be powerless in a perfect one.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass

“But you aren’t living if you’ve never faced danger that would give you a good, long piss in the pants, am I right?”
― Rin Chupeco, The Shadow Glass

“Our value changes depending on how we perceive our worth.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass

“Temptation is strange, it crawls out of unexpected places.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass

“you look like a little thunder cloud hovering in the middle of a field of sunshine.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass

“Being a girl or a boy or a Deathseeker or an asha isn’t about how you were born; it’s about who you are. You had no say in how you were born, and neither did I, but my ability to be true to who I am is the reason I’m an asha, not a Deathseeker. And the reason you’re an asha, not a Faceless. “I don’t want to make other people uncomfortable, but I want to be who I am, and I need to understand my pride in that before anything else.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Shadow Glass

“Being a girl or a boy or a Deathseeker or an asha isn’t about how you were born; it’s about who you are. You had no say in how you were born, and neither did I, but my ability to be true to who I am is the reason I’m an asha, not a Deathseeker. And the reason you’re an asha, not a Faceless. “I don’t want to make other people uncomfortable, but I want to be who I am, and I need to understand my pride in that before anything else. Even if there are no spells to give me that shape, it doesn’t stop me from knowing I am a woman, whatever else they may say. Can’t…can’t I at least have that?”
― Rin Chupeco, The Shadow Glass

“We never discuss politics unless we're at least half-drunk, Lord Kalen. That's how we maintain our sanity.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass

“But isn’t that good?” Likh asked. “To want a perfect world?” “To be perfect without suffering means no change. If you know neither hurt nor hardship, then you will not know the strength they can summon within a person. What is life’s meaning”
― Rin Chupeco, The Shadow Glass

“A lotus is a bit like the dandelion. While dandelion seeds ride the wind, lotus seeds ride the water. Both have adventures.” Her eyes dimmed as she spoke. “Even flowers get to do more than some people.”
― Ken Liu, The Wall of Storms