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“There once was a girl,” he murmured, “clever and good, who tarried in shadow in the depths of the wood. There also was a King—a shepherd by his crook, who reigned over magic and wrote the old book. The two were together, so the two were the same: “The girl, the King… and the monster they became.”
― Rachel Gillig, One Dark Window

“I hadn't realized I was a villain in your narrative," Lucien breathed. "You weren't." Not entirely.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin

“What we think to be our greatest weakness can sometimes be our biggest strength.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin

“When you erupt, girl, make sure it is felt across worlds.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin