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“I think what people were is less important than what they are. And what people are is less important than what they could be.”
― C.S. Pacat, Dark Rise

“When does a war end? When can I say your name and have it mean only your name and not what you left behind?”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

“Even if Alistair was sick of twisting himself into something cruel, he didn’t know who he was otherwise. Goodness served no purpose in the tournament. And no matter what he felt for Isobel, she was still an opponent.
And it wasn’t as though Isobel actually returned those feelings, anyway.”
― Amanda Foody, christine lynn Herman, All of Us Villains

“Kindness is never a mistake," said the Elder Steward. "Somewhere in the heart it is always remembered.”
― C.S. Pacat, Dark Rise