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“She read paperbacks too, one after the next like she was chain-smoking—romance, science fiction, old pulp fantasy. All she wanted to do was sit, unbothered in a circle of lamplight, and live someone else’s life.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Hell Bent

“Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold on to.”
― Holly Black, The Wicked King

“War is sanctioned murder, no matter what side you're on.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Empire of Storms

“A heart's a heavy burden.”
― Diana Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle