Maximilian Birkl
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“My father always said fires were only dangerous if they got bored,” Raithe pressed on. “Left alone, they get frustrated and resort to evil. Best way to keep a fire happy is by letting it lick food and hear stories.”
“I have become something wonderful, she thought. I have become something terrible. Was she now a goddess or a monster? Perhaps neither. Perhaps both.”
― The Poppy War
― The Poppy War
“If anything it seemed to be gaining momentum, like a very boring avalanche.”
― Harrow the Ninth
― Harrow the Ninth
“They were monsters!" Rin shrieked. "They were not human!"
"Have you ever considered" he said slowly "that that was exactly what they thought of us?”
― The Poppy War
"Have you ever considered" he said slowly "that that was exactly what they thought of us?”
― The Poppy War
“War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who remains.”
― The Poppy War
― The Poppy War
“This book is dedicated to anyone who has ever fallen in love with a culture that was devouring their own.”
― A Memory Called Empire
― A Memory Called Empire
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