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“Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car.”
― Garrison Keillor

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
― Marilyn Monroe

“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”
― Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

“No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.”
― Elizabeth Peters

“Being crazy isn't enough.”
― Dr. Seuss

“They hate truth for the sake of whatever it is that they love in its place. When truth benefits them, they love it. When it rebukes them, they hate it. They love truth when it reveals itself and hate it when it reveals them.”
― Jeff Wheeler, Fireblood

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”
― Jeff Wheeler, Dryad-Born

“What is the good of dragging up sufferings that are over, of being unhappy now just because you were then?”
― Jeff Wheeler, The Ciphers of Muirwood

“What do we read over and over in the books you’ve studied? Fear not. A strange injunction, don’t you think, in a world overflowing with violence, poverty, and despair? But, my dear, where else would we be able to practice that tenet but in such a place as this?”
― Jeff Wheeler, Mirror Gate

“Words are powerful. We need always be wary how we speak to others and even more so how we speak of ourselves.”
― Jeff Wheeler, The Killing Fog

“the kind of man an Anasazi was expected to be. Honorable, modest, self-disciplined, active in the religious life of the clan, one who put the welfare of the clan above his own, skilled in farming and in hunting, trustworthy, dignified.”
― Linda Lay Shuler, She Who Remembers

“And without good feelings about herself, she could not feel close to the goodness of the Mother.”
― Joan Dahr Lambert, CIRCLES OF STONE

“The will to be polite, to maintain civility and normalcy, is fearfully strong. I wonder sometimes how much evil is permitted to run unchecked simply because it would be rude to interrupt it.”
― Alix E. Harrow, The Ten Thousand Doors of January

“Our physical form is an illusion, one that can be bent to serve our will. We can change everything about ourselves. The flesh feels solid, but it is malleable. Our spirits are limitless, eternal. That is who we truly are. Your body is just a physical manifestation of the spirit.”
― Melanie Karsak, Shield-Maiden: Gambit of Blood

“Fire, of course, is not the only diviner. Water can also show the future. Water and air are essential elements. The winds, however, come from four directions, and those directions each have a specific function. When the wind comes from the north it can mean death or change. An east wind indicates wisdom. A south wind is a powerful wind. A west wind is fertile and love-giving. And, finally, we come to earth. Earth is the embodiment of fertility. Think of it; we put a seed in the ground, it grows, from it springs food that allows us to live. To me, that is magic.”
― Melanie Karsak, Highland Raven

“The People believed the soul needed at least these five things to be healthy: gratitude, a sense of purpose and connection to the bigger picture of life, relationship with each other, humility, and to live in beauty.”
― Leigh Roberts, Khon'Tor's Wrath

“All that Syrio Forel had taught her went racing through her head. Swift as a deer. Quiet as shadow. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Quick as a snake. Calm as still water. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Strong as a bear. Fierce as a wolverine. Fear cuts deeper than swords. The man who fears losing has already lost. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Fear cuts deeper than swords.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“Etera is alive. Everything is alive because everything that exists is created from the living force of the One-Who-Is-Three. Even objects like rocks have the life force in them. It is simply moving so slowly compared to your vibration that you do not think of it in that way. All of creation is engaged in the dance of life, whether we are aware of it or not.”
― Leigh Roberts, Retribution

“The three aspects of the Great Spirit work together in this ongoing creative act. The Great Heart is the creative substance, love, from which everything is formed. The Great Mind is the unfathomable intellect that effortlessly thinks everything into existence in infinite combinations of complexity and order. Through the Great Will, the loving, creative force of the Great Heart and the exquisite design of the Great Mind are continuously called into being.”
― Leigh Roberts, Retribution

“I understand your frustration. But if I give you the answers, I cheat you of your journey. Whether you realize it or not, there is always help for you along the way, but you alone can walk your path. The experiences mold and shape you, Healer. The experiences of one step prepare you for the next step, which guides you through the experiences that lie ahead of those.”
― Leigh Roberts, Retribution

“Faith,” Adia said. “My whole life seems to be a lesson about learning to have faith.” “It is so with everyone. That is part of your journey on Etera. We must trust what we cannot see, what we cannot understand. We must trust that no matter what, no matter how painful, how challenging, life is unfolding around us in the most beneficent way possible for our soul’s paths.”
― Leigh Roberts, Endings and Beginnings

“herbs of protection, including sage, vervain, and mint, along with heaps of ground amethyst and black tourmaline, crow feathers bound with rosemary,”
― Leigh Bardugo, Hell Bent

“Things don’t always work out the way we hope. You just have to pick yourself up and find a new direction to go in.”
― Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

“But lest you forget, the wondrous untold truth of this universe is that we are infinite in our influence. Every one of us. Mankind has forgotten how closely he is tied to this earth, how much what he does affects his own prosperity, his destiny.”
― Roberta Trahan, The Well of Tears

“What worries you masters you. That is one of the greatest lessons I have learned so far in life. What they taught us in the poisoner school is true. You have power over your mind, nothing else. Not outside events. Not other people. Realize this, and you will always find strength. It was true then. It is true now. Fear is just an emotion some choose to hide behind.”
― Jeff Wheeler, The Widow's Fate

“The fear of pain does more harm than pain itself.”
― Jeff Wheeler, The Widow's Fate

“A circle formed from sticks and stones. The seeds of life in the form of cones, the rocks for strength, the sticks for kin, protect whoever may step within.”
― Jessica Dodge, The Forgotten Witch

“to get through it … I have to believe it’s better. Somewhere, it’s better than this.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

“being a woman was akin to a performance, with its cues and lines that had to be learned. I knew how I was supposed to act and what I was supposed to say, I just wasn’t exactly sure if I wanted to.”
― Evie Woods, The Lost Bookshop