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“Oh, how words love Hawkes. They wrap around the unexpected inflections of his voice, eager, offering their best cadence and lilt and soul. They know him well, and he them. Almost as if words are the one thing in his life he has never had to push away. He speaks words the way they pound in my chest. And it feels like a miracle, finding such a dear part of oneself walking around in someone else’s body.”
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6
― The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6
“I think the worst feeling in the world is never knowing what sort of pain you've caused to someone- not knowing what you did. Having regret makes you feel human. Having none...well, what am I? A monster?" -Chad Brooks”
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“Nobody ever liked a hero who didn't take a couple wrong turns before finding the right path.”
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“When we’re older we are scared to fly because when we were younger we learned how far we’d fall.” - Annie Duty”
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“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.”
― Fates Defiant
"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.”
― Fates Defiant
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