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“They can't say her name in his presence. He's never made this a rule. But for some reason, none of them dare.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Drowning Faith

“This is a test, and Rin is failing, and his heart is breaking.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Drowning Faith

“Today is the start of a new beginning," she whispers. "I will be softer, I will be better, I will be greater.”
― Alifah

“They are, both of them, bound by forces far behind their making: vicious paths that put them in this spot, across each other, never on the same side. Their visions of the future don’t include each other. There is no compromise or neutrality. Only her way. Or his.
It doesn’t matter that he loves her. It doesn’t matter. It’s never mattered.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Drowning Faith