“Greatness takes time, Banu Nahida. Often the mightiest things have the humblest beginnings.”
― The City of Brass
― The City of Brass
“Flushed with starlight and moonlight drowned,
All the dreamers are castle-bound.
At midnight’s stroke, we will unwind,
Revealing fantasies soft or unkind.
Show me debauched nightmares or sunniest daydreams.
Come not as you are but as you wish to be seen.”
― House of Salt and Sorrows
All the dreamers are castle-bound.
At midnight’s stroke, we will unwind,
Revealing fantasies soft or unkind.
Show me debauched nightmares or sunniest daydreams.
Come not as you are but as you wish to be seen.”
― House of Salt and Sorrows
“We may be small, and we may be young, but we will shake the world for our beliefs.”
― The Priory of the Orange Tree
― The Priory of the Orange Tree
“If there’s pleasure in action, there’s peace in stillness.”
― Sea of Tranquility
― Sea of Tranquility
“It is always a mistake to underestimate the little people of the world, for it is often they who tip the balance.”
― How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury
― How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury
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