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“His hand went into the skimmer's hull, an inch from her head. She didn't flinch. She turned her head slowly, trying to pretend her heart wasn't slamming against her chest.
'You missed,' she said calmly.
Nehza pulled his hand away from the hull. Blood trickled down his knuckles from four crimson fots.
She should have been afraid, but when she searched his face, she couldn't find a shred of anger. Just fear.
She had no respect for fear.
'I don't want to hurt you,' he said.
'Of, trust me.' Her lip curled. 'You couldn't.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Dragon Republic

tags: anger, defiance, fear, respect, retaliation, soldiers, stubborn, violence, war, warriors

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“If they couldn't capture the Autumn Palace, at least they had a good chance of blowing it up.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Dragon Republic

tags: conquer, destroy, war

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“Rin was so tired of having to prove her humanity.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Dragon Republic

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“The anger was a shield. The anger helped her to keep from remembering what she'd done. Because as long as she was angry, then it was okay — she'd acted within reason. She was afraid that if she stopped being angry, she might crack apart.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Dragon Republic

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“And you think you're on the brink of madness, you think that this moment is going to be when you finally snap, but it's not.
"How do you know that?"
"Because it gets easier every time. Eventually you learn to exist on the precipice of insanity.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Dragon Republic

tags: insanity, obstacles, overcoming

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