“War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who remains.”
― The Poppy War
― The Poppy War
“It doesn't have to be a happily ever after or a happily always. Just a happily once. A happily sometimes. Hope. That'd make our pain worth it.”
― Before I Let Go
― Before I Let Go
“Wait,” he said. The burn of his voice was rougher than usual. “Is my tie straight?”
Inej laughed, her hood falling back from her hair.
“That’s the laugh,” he murmured, but she was already setting off down the quay, her feet barely touching the ground.”
― Crooked Kingdom
Inej laughed, her hood falling back from her hair.
“That’s the laugh,” he murmured, but she was already setting off down the quay, her feet barely touching the ground.”
― Crooked Kingdom
“Give your friendships the magic you would give a romance. Because they're just as important. Actually, for us, they're way more important.”
― Loveless
― Loveless
“Make yourself a myth and live within it, so that you belong to no one but yourself.”
― The Gilded Wolves
― The Gilded Wolves
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