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“My sister burns, and she does not burn for you.”
― E.K. Johnston, A Thousand Nights

“Have you seen burning bone, my wife? It starts like a roasted goat, but then the meat strips away to feed the fire, and the bone is left naked and alone. It twists and shatters, marrow leaking into the flames, until only the dust is left."

"That is what happens to everything, my lord," I said to him. "If only the fire can be made hot enough."

"Would you like to see it?" he asked.”
― E.K. Johnston, A Thousand Nights

“Good men fall to monsters every day.”
― E.K. Johnston, A Thousand Nights

“My sister is no fool and she is not tender-hearted,” I said. “My sister fights for her home, and takes what risks she must. That is why I put myself before her today—why I would not let you have her. My sister burns, and she does not burn for you.”
― E.K. Johnston, A Thousand Nights