Rachael

“Hate is its own violence, my prince. Your only choice is whether to let it hurt them, or you.”
― James Islington, The Will of the Many

“It cannot be defeated: Just when a gardener thinks he has won and eradicated it from his lawn, a rain would bring the yellow florets right back. Yet it’s never arrogant: Its color and fragrance never overwhelm those of another. Immensely practical, its leaves are delicious and medicinal, while its roots loosen hard soils, so that it acts as a pioneer for other more delicate flowers. But best of all, it’s a flower that lives in the soil but dreams of the skies. When its seeds take to the wind, it will go farther and see more than any pampered rose, tulip, or marigold.” “An exceedingly good comparison,”
― Ken Liu, The Grace of Kings

“Meaning is what’s left when everything else is stripped away.”
― Suleika Jaouad, Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

“If they wanted Adarlan’s Assassin, they’d get her. And Wyrd help them when she arrived.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass