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“By you, I am forever undone.”
― Holly Black, The Queen of Nothing

“If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“It takes courage to let down your armor, to welcome people to see you as you are. Sometimes I feel the same as you: I can’t risk having people behold me as I truly am. But there’s also a small voice in the back of my mind, a voice that tells me, “You will miss so much by being so guarded.”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals