Marilu

“you are my antithesis, Luella. You are the queen of life."
"And you are the king of death"
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― Elise Kova, A Deal with the Elf King

“The elves come for two things: war and wives. In both cases, they come for death.”
― Elise Kova, A Deal with the Elf King

“You will respect me!” Eldas shouts. “Be someone worthy of respecting first!” I slam the door behind me.”
― Elise Kova, A Deal with the Elf King

“Maybe we have very high expectations from the people we love, we think they’ll never make a mistake, or they’re somewhat an angel. We start to praise them, consider them our possessions, and make them a reason that would satisfy our egos. There’s no room left for respecting them as humans or the differences we have. But when we see them leaving us into our unhealthy patterns, then we realize what we had been doing or treating them for a while. Sounds selfish, no? At the end of the day, we care about ourselves only. We care because we won’t be able to live without them.
Humans are complicated, no doubt.”
― Hareem Ch, Breaking a Pledge