Bad news often came this way, without warning, on what appeared to be nothing more than an ordinary day.
“as if trapped in the space between an exhale and an inhale.”
― The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King
― The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King
“I’d felt like I’d been given a gift I had been waiting so long for—for someone to validate my feelings that way, to concede to me even at the expense of their own pride.”
― The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King
― The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King
“These are the lessons to be learned. Drink chamomile tea to calm the spirit. Feed a cold and starve a fever. Read as many books as you can. Always choose courage. Never watch another woman burn. Know that love is the only answer.”
― Magic Lessons
― Magic Lessons
“But brainwashing is a metaphor. There is nothing objective about it.”
― Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
― Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
“There are none who can fight as fiercely as a mother and a daughter, and none who can forgive more completely.”
― Magic Lessons
― Magic Lessons
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