“He is all restless energy, and urgent need, and there isn't enough time, and he knows of course that there will never be.
That time always ends a second before you're ready.
That life is the minutes you want minus one.”
― The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
That time always ends a second before you're ready.
That life is the minutes you want minus one.”
― The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
“If you're focused only on your enemy's weapon, you'll always be on the defensive. Look past the weapon to your target. Focus on what you want to kill.”
― The Poppy War
― The Poppy War
“When kings fall they fall on top of us.”
― Black Leopard, Red Wolf
― Black Leopard, Red Wolf
“War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who remains.”
― The Poppy War
― The Poppy War
“The books we love, they love us back. And just as we mark our places in the pages, those pages leave their marks on us. I can see it in you, sure as I see it in me. You're a daughter of the words. A girl with a story to tell.”
― Nevernight
― Nevernight
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