“Arrogant,” Sciona clarified bitterly, “egotistical, impure of heart.” “I think it’s only bad if your ego is unwarranted.” “What?” “If you fail to exceed their results on your own,” Thomil said. “If you are capable of everything they are as
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“And on bad days, if you told me what I had to do to time travel was rub chicken's blood on my face and dance around the living room, I might. It's stupid, but it's also a bit of hope, and hope is hard to come by.”
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“Power is persuasion, and persuasion is not consent (...)”
― The Blighted Stars
― The Blighted Stars
“What would hold their attention, though? Inspiration struck. “I have demands!” Istvhan cried. One of the medics stepped forward, holding up his hands in a peaceful gesture. “Everyone calm down. This doesn’t have to end badly. We can resolve this.” Blessed are the peacemakers, thought Istvhan, for they will buy us time.”
― Paladin's Strength
― Paladin's Strength
“For this scribe has read a great many of these accounts and taken away another lesson: that to be a woman is to have your story misremembered. Discarded. Twisted.”
― The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
― The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
“The only problem was that when you were in a place of healing, it was hard to forget that you were damaged.”
― Paladin's Strength
― Paladin's Strength
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