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“Magic was singing in me, through me; I felt the murmur of his power singing back that same song.”
― Naomi Novik, Uprooted

“We're meant to go. We're not meant to stay forever.”
― Naomi Novik, Uprooted

“His name tasted of fire and wings, of curling smoke, of subtlety and strength and the rasping whisper of scales. He eyed me and said stiffly, "Don't land yourself into a boiling-pot, and as difficult as you may find it, try and present a respectable appearance.”
― Naomi Novik, Uprooted

“He did not want her to know.
He did not want her to see.
But:
Look at me, he found himself thinking furiously at her. Look at me.
She lifted her eyes, and did.”
― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Crime