“There are those who seek me a lifetime but never we meet,
And those I kiss but who trample me beneath ungrateful feet.
At times I seem to favor the clever and the fair,
But I bless all those who are brave enough to dare.
By large, my ministrations are soft-handed and sweet,
But scorned, I become a difficult beast to defeat.
For though each of my strikes lands a powerful blow,
When I kill, I do it slow... ”
― A Court of Thorns and Roses
And those I kiss but who trample me beneath ungrateful feet.
At times I seem to favor the clever and the fair,
But I bless all those who are brave enough to dare.
By large, my ministrations are soft-handed and sweet,
But scorned, I become a difficult beast to defeat.
For though each of my strikes lands a powerful blow,
When I kill, I do it slow... ”
― A Court of Thorns and Roses
“Fear and bravery are often one and the same. It either makes you a warrior or a coward. The only difference is the person it resides inside.”
― From Blood and Ash
― From Blood and Ash
“I love you," I said, and stabbed him.”
― A Court of Thorns and Roses
― A Court of Thorns and Roses
“To the stars who listen—and the dreams that are answered.”
― A Court of Mist and Fury
― A Court of Mist and Fury
“I love you,’ he whispered, and kissed my brow. ‘Thorns and all.”
― A Court of Thorns and Roses
― A Court of Thorns and Roses
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