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The Strength of the Few (Hierarchy, #2)

by James Islington (Goodreads Author)

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Jan 25, 2026 06:07PM

“They'd both lived long enough to see how people-societies, even-could succumb to mob morality. The desire for acceptance, the desire to feel like they were fighting for something... too many were willing to base their beliefs around such shallow things. It was rarely about what was actually right or wrong.”
― James Islington

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“You spend your whole life chasing after some illusion you think is real, only to realize you're a damned fool, and that if you reach any further, you'll drown.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Dragon Republic

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“But she couldn't help but feel a little sting every time he brought it up. As if she'd disappointed him by being born to the wrong sort of parents, with the wrong sort of face, without connections, without a cock.”
― R.F. Kuang, Katabasis

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“Why wouldn't everyone strip away the parts of their selves that caused them pain? She'd like to learn that trick, she thought. If she could sift through that mess in her head, pull out the files that kept torturing her, and burn them. Every small humiliation, every shred of guilt-if only she could unclutter her mind so that all that was left was the elements she wanted to keep”
― R.F. Kuang, Katabasis

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“Do you ever think 'how did I end up here?' Like you are in a maze and totally lost and it's all your fault because you were the one who made every turn? And you know that there are many routes that could have helped you out, because you hear all the people on the outside of the maze who made it through, and they are laughing and smiling. And sometimes you get a glimpse of them through the hedge. A fleeting shape through the leaves. And they seem so damn happy to have made it and you don't resent them, but you do resent yourself for not having their ability to work it all out.”
― Matt Haig, The Midnight Library / Sh**ged. Married. Annoyed.

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