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“A snake holds some affection for its prey, I believe, as it sinks its fangs in slowly and waits for the venom to spread." He stares down at the steaming cup. "That doesn't make it any less vile.”
― A. B. Poranek, La trahison des cygnes (Fantasy)

“She was not becoming anything different from what she always was and always had the capacity to be. You just finally saw everything. And once you saw that other part of her… You cannot pick and choose what parts of her to love. Just as you cannot pick which parts of me you accept.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire

“The things that really shake the human soul aren't beauty or kindness. Although such things are certainly moving, but those feelings don't last long. But... anger or sadness are different. They leave an undelible mark. Even after the wound heals... you can never forget the pain completely.”
― Fuyumi Soryo, Mars, Vol. 5

“To the ones who hunger—
for love, for time, or simply to be free”
― V.E. Schwab, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil