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“At the door he knelt because Colan was the king, met his eyes because he was his brother, and obeyed him because he was Colan.”
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“The King... was so good and kind, that although he could do whatever he wished and had whatever he could desire-riches, joy, the love of those around him-he was not satisfied to have these good things for himself alone. He wanted his subjects to be happy, too.”
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“It was not, after all, so easy to die. Every second he breathed, the smell of the grass, the cool wind of his face, was so precious. To think that people had years and years, time to waste, so much time it dragged, and he was clinging to each second. At the same time he thought that he would not be able to go on, and knew he must. The long game was ended, the Snitch had been caught, it was time to leave the air. . . .”
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“All in the golden city are like me. There is no envy among them. They all love one another, and are glad because they see how much I love them, everyone.”
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“The idea that one could live in a world where a friend would invite you to go read in another’s library feels more dream than reality. It bodes well for my life’s prospects”
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6
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