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“I am not a woman, but sword and shield. I will carve my own path or I will force others to create it for me.”
“The writhing, bleeding hole inside of me closed up. I let him erase it. I let him make it go away.”
― Sky in the Deep
― Sky in the Deep
“I thought: I cannot bear this world a moment longer. Then, child, make another.”
― Circe
― Circe
“Respect is not a thing granted. It is a thing earned.”
― Smoke in the Sun
― Smoke in the Sun
“What is a warrior’s first and greatest weapon, young Khai?” “It is his mind, Elder Brother,” I said.”
― Starless
― Starless
“Ours is a love stronger than fear and deeper than the sea”
― Smoke in the Sun
― Smoke in the Sun
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