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"His eyes flashed. But there was no satisfaction in his look, no victory, only STARVATION for more." — Aug 06, 2026 02:41PM
"His eyes flashed. But there was no satisfaction in his look, no victory, only STARVATION for more." — Aug 06, 2026 02:41PM
According to her mother, long-dead mystics theorized that if alchemical fire were to incinerate a demiurge’s bones, the prima materia—the base substance of all matter—would remain. From that divine ether, an alchemist could forge the
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“Or did you always love the memory of him more than you loved the reality of me?”
― A Far Wilder Magic
― A Far Wilder Magic
“There is a Yu’adir word for wisdom, chokhmah. Scripture tells us that chokhmah is the unspotted mirror of the power of God, the image of his goodness. Fear of the Lord is the foundation of understanding. We must always seek chokhmah, even at a great cost to ourselves.”
― A Far Wilder Magic
― A Far Wilder Magic
“As she watches him walk away, the answering squeeze of her heart is as distressing as it is painfully familiar. How many times will she watch someone leave this place and never look back, while she is left here like a ghost to haunt it?”
― A Far Wilder Magic
― A Far Wilder Magic
“She realizes now that Weston Winters is very good at only letting people see what he wants them to. Golden-boy polish. Reckless confidence. Honeyed words. But he’s nothing but a liar, his pieces held together with cheap gilt. As she stares at him, unblinking, his smile withers. Half of her wants the satisfaction of flaying him to the bone, but the stronger, kinder half pities him.”
― A Far Wilder Magic
― A Far Wilder Magic
“The day he met her, streaked in dirt and despising him, he never imagined she could do this to him. How could Margaret ever think he’d lose himself to alchemy when he has already hopelessly lost himself to her?”
― A Far Wilder Magic
― A Far Wilder Magic
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