Sometimes love can be hard to see even though it’s right in front of you, while other times I can hit you like a brick, knocking you off your feet with the weight of it’s ferocious presence. Love can be sneaky, but it certainly cannot be
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“When enough people believe something of you, it can distort your view of yourself. We mimic the judgments of others. It would take a very strong person indeed to resist the effects of so much ill will.”
― The Queen's Poisoner
― The Queen's Poisoner
“It would seem that you have no useful skill or talent whatsoever,” he said. “Have you thought of going into teaching?” Death”
― Mort
― Mort
“Every time you take one path, you must live with the memory of the other: of a life left unchosen. Decide as seems best, one course or the other; each way will have its bitter with its sweet.”
― The Girl in the Tower
― The Girl in the Tower
“Courage isn’t the absence of fear, Owen. Courage is moving forward even when you’re afraid.”
― The Queen's Poisoner
― The Queen's Poisoner
“It’s just personal. Personal’s not the same as important. People just think it is.”
― Lords and Ladies
― Lords and Ladies
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