“In this moment, I don't feel beautiful. Nor do I feel very brave, my hands trembling. But there's a warmth in my chest that nothing and no one can take from me. This is the strength I call upon now, because even if I am afraid, I know I've chosen this.
I am the maker of my own destiny.”
― The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
I am the maker of my own destiny.”
― The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
“Books are not meant to remain in your mind, but in your heart. Maybe they exist in your mind too, but as something more than memories. At a crossroads in life, a forgotten sentence or a story from years ago can come back to offer an invisible hand and guide you to a decision. Personally, I feel like the books I've read led me to make the choices I've made in life. While I may not remember all the details, the stories continue to exert a quiet influence on me.”
― Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
― Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
“Maps are love letters written to times and places their makers had explored.”
― The Cartographers
― The Cartographers
“Knowledge always has the potential to be dangerous. It is a more powerful weapon than any sword or spell.”
― Sorcery of Thorns
― Sorcery of Thorns
“I wanted to cut him open and compare our bones to understand why his gave him grace and mine gave me back pain.”
― The Jasad Heir
― The Jasad Heir
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