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“Love and loss,” he said, “are like a ship and the sea. They rise together. The more we love, the more we have to lose. But the only way to avoid loss is to avoid love. And what a sad world that would be.”
― A Conjuring of Light
― A Conjuring of Light
“But these words people threw around - humans, monsters, heroes, villains - to Victor it was all just a matter of semantics. Someone could call themselves a hero and still walk around killing dozens. Someone else could be labeled a villain for trying to stop them. Plenty of humans were monstrous, and plenty of monsters knew how to play at being human.”
― Vicious
― Vicious
“I'm not going to die," she said. "Not till I've seen it."
"Seen what?"
Her smile widened. "Everything.”
― A Darker Shade of Magic
"Seen what?"
Her smile widened. "Everything.”
― A Darker Shade of Magic
“It was the dimples. Empires have swiveled on less.”
― Lovely War
― Lovely War
“There is a curious comfort in letting go. After the agony, letting go brings numbness, and after the numbness, clarity. As if I can see the world for the first time, and my place in it, independent of you, a whole vista of what may be. Even if it is not grand or inspiring, it is real and solid, unlike the fantasy I've built around you. I will do this.
I will triumph over you.”
― All the Truth That's in Me
I will triumph over you.”
― All the Truth That's in Me
Maria’s 2025 Year in Books
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441 books
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271 books
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497 books
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