Gil K

“You're fierce and unknowns and you fight like you don't notice the lives you're taking, and the crowds love the idea of someone who never pauses in the pursuit of glory."
"Glory," I scoffed "Glory's nothing but empty sand and mud." Evin if the faceless crowds thought one thing, I needed someone to know the truth. "And I notice."
"I know. You even notice the lives of those who should be your enemies." he shook his head. "I still don't understand that."
I scraped mud off my bracer. "We are all just flesh and blood in the end. Maybe all that matters is what we do when it seems like no one, not even the gods, are watching.”
― Brigitte Cromey, Fates Defiant

“Does he read?” “Oh, I expect not. How else would one remain so incredibly stupid?”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3

“When we’re older we are scared to fly because when we were younger we learned how far we’d fall.” - Annie Duty”
― Kaitlin Pater, Agent Duty

“Some places stick to your soul, even after everyone else is ready to leave them to time and chaos. I know, Gabe. But cheer up" Her arm tightened around my shoulders. "We're with you. And we'll fight alongside you for this place, one story at a time.”
― Brigitte Cromey, In the Unbreaking