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“There are no monsters in the world, and no saints. Only infinite shades woven into the same tapestry, light and dark. One man’s monster is another man’s beloved. The wise know that.”
― Katherine Arden, The Winter of the Witch

tags: bear, russia, russian-folklore, the-winter-of-the-witch, vasya

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“The more one knows, the sooner one grows old,” snapped the domovaya”
― Katherine Arden, The Winter of the Witch

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“If I wanted to imprison someone until the end of days, would it not be best to use a prison that he has no desire to escape?”
― Katherine Arden, The Winter of the Witch

tags: folklore, katherine-arden, magic, morozko, prison, russian, the-winter-of-the-witch, vasilisa, vasya, winternight

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“She did not want to see hope in his eyes. She wanted him to be a monster. But monsters were for children.”
― Katherine Arden, The Winter of the Witch

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“I have plucked snowdrops at Midwinter, died at my own choosing, and wept for a nightingale. Now I am beyond prophecy.”
― Katherine Arden, The Winter of the Witch

tags: folklore, prophecy

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