Even if I was “traumatized,” what would be the point of having survived it only to have to pay someone else to complain to about it, rather than turn it into something positive?
“He has wondered lately if that's all living really is—one long goodbye to those we love.”
― Recursion
― Recursion
“But I will not be bound as you are. I will walk among your council and you will tremble at what you have unleashed.”
― The Traitor
― The Traitor
“The Fairer Hand,” she intoned, and setting her blade flat across her knee, she knelt. “This is my vow: in life, in death, I am yours.” “You will be my field-general.” Baru reached down to draw her up, and Tain Hu took her hand to rise, glove in glove, her grip fierce, her eyes golden. “Choose your captains and lieutenants.”
― The Traitor
― The Traitor
“I called on one sword,” she said. “When offered the quiver, I always chose the same arrow. I put the harshest weight on a single back. And she has carried us here. She has raised us up. She is worth a legion to me.”
― The Traitor
― The Traitor
“When you are disemboweled in battle, you tie your guts up tight, and you keep fighting. Later the wound can kill you. Once you’ve won.”
― The Monster Baru Cormorant
― The Monster Baru Cormorant
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