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“Only fools and liars burn books and people’s homes.”
― Shield of Sparrows
― Shield of Sparrows
“When I am nothing but dust and ash, Turah will endure. I do not need a crown. And I have made peace with my destiny. But before I step into my grave, my choice is you.”
― Shield of Sparrows
― Shield of Sparrows
“If I truly wanted to be in control of my destiny, then I couldn’t wait for someone else to save me from danger. The only person who was always going to fight for me was me.”
― Shield of Sparrows
― Shield of Sparrows
“Except he wouldn’t hurt me. Without a shadow of a doubt, I knew the Guardian wouldn’t hurt me. Yes, he’d tease and scold and ridicule me until I wanted to strangle him to death. But he wouldn’t hurt me.”
― Shield of Sparrows
― Shield of Sparrows
“A King cannot kill his Sparrow, and a Sparrow cannot kill her King, either directly or indirectly, without death befalling them both.”
― Shield of Sparrows
― Shield of Sparrows
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