Women have always had to apologize or bend to their will. We were punished for their weak character. In doing so, we helped them keep us down like pitiful creatures they claimed us to be. When in truth, we were the dragons.
“You can’t know how sweet it is to breathe ’til you’ve had your ribs broken. You can’t appreciate being happy ’til someone has made you cry. And there’s no point blaming yourself for the kickings life gives you. Just think about how much it hurt, and how much you don’t want to feel that way again. And that’ll help you do what you need to do the next time to win.”
― Darkdawn
― Darkdawn
“Fear is never a choice. Never a choice. But letting it rule you is.”
― Darkdawn
― Darkdawn
“I thought you’d be more scared of heights.” “Wait... so it’s you who’s scared of heights and just assumed everyone else was?” She laughed. “No,” he patronised, “I just think it’s a very realistic, very healthy fear that any normal human should possess.” He looked nervously to the crashing waves against the cliff face. “It was my error to assume you were normal.”
― Heavenly Bodies
― Heavenly Bodies
“That’s the power of words: twenty-six little letters can paint a whole universe.”
― Godsgrave
― Godsgrave
“You’ll be a rumour. A whisper. The thought that wakes the bastards of this world sweating in the nevernight. The last thing you will ever be in this world, girl, is someone’s hero.”
― Nevernight
― Nevernight
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