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“It doesn’t hurt anymore.” She forced her voice to calm. “No,” he said. “Some things I can heal. But I cannot heal gently.”
― Katherine Arden, The Bear and the Nightingale

“Such is the strength of men,” said Morozko. He sounded strangely satisfied. “We who live forever can know no courage, nor do we love enough to give our lives. But your father could. His sacrifice bound the Bear. Pyotr Vladimirovich will die as he would have wished. It is over.”
― Katherine Arden, The Bear and the Nightingale

“All I’m saying is that trauma doesn’t get you a lifelong get-out-of-jail-free card. It also doesn’t necessarily confer wisdom, or the right to pontificate, which I realize I’m doing right now.”
― Jen Beagin, Big Swiss

“The door opened. “Come in, Vasya,” Morozko said. “It is cold.”
― Katherine Arden, The Bear and the Nightingale