Irene

“And you saw me. For the first time, you saw me. I could talk to you as I hadn’t spoken to anyone. You reminded me that I was—I am—alive. I hadn’t felt that way in a very long time.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Flame and Shadow

“Okay, let’s do a head count. If you’re disowned, disgraced, or both, raise your hand.” Tharion, Baxian, Lidia, Hunt, and Ruhn raised their hands.”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Flame and Shadow

“Sometimes,” he said, “accomplishment and perception can work independently.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Alloy of Law

“A world where people loved and valued books and learning so much that they were willing to die for them. Can you imagine what such a civilization was like?”
― Sarah J. Maas, House of Flame and Shadow