“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“None of this had been fated; none of it foretold. There had been no prophecies of a demon king or a dragon queen, a one-eyed Tailor, Heartrender twins. They were just the people who had shown up and managed to survive.
But maybe that was the trick of it: to survive, to dare to stay alive, to forge your own hope when all hope had run out.”
― Rule of Wolves
But maybe that was the trick of it: to survive, to dare to stay alive, to forge your own hope when all hope had run out.”
― Rule of Wolves
“He's a warrior," she'd said. "If you make him believe he's less now, he'll never know he can be more.”
― Ruin and Rising
― Ruin and Rising
“I can have hope in my heart and a blade in my hand.”
― Rule of Wolves
― Rule of Wolves
“Everyone mourns the first blossom,
Who will weep for the rest that fall?
I will remain to sing for you,
Long after the spring has gone.”
― Rule of Wolves
Who will weep for the rest that fall?
I will remain to sing for you,
Long after the spring has gone.”
― Rule of Wolves
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