Irene

“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

“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

“Not every win is a victory. And not every loss is a defeat.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Wind and Truth