

“The magic still gathers, and the past is gilded; I see the beauty in what has been but only because I have tasted both sorrow and joy in equal measures.”
― Ruthless Vows
― Ruthless Vows

“Mortals fantasied that love was eternal and its loss unimaginable. Now we know neither is true. Love remained mortal, while we became eternal.”
― Scythe
― Scythe

“My greatest wish for humanity is not for peace or comfort or joy. It is that we all still die a little inside every time we witness the death of another. For only the pain of empathy will keep us human. There’s no version of God that can help us if we ever lose that.”
― Scythe
― Scythe

“He held her with the type of intensity that only happens when a person wants something that isn't quite theirs.”
― The Ballad of Never After
― The Ballad of Never After

“The absence of pain led to an absence of fear, and the absence of fear led to a disregard for consequence.”
― Vicious
― Vicious
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