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“Neil thought about Renee's bruised knuckles, Dan's fierce spirit, and Allison holding her ground on the court a week after Seth's death. He thought about his mother standing unflinching in the face of his father's violent anger and her ruthlessly leaving bodies in their wake. He felt compelled to say, "Some of the strongest people I've known are women.”
― Nora Sakavic, The Raven King

“No mourners. No funerals. Among them, it passed for 'good luck.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“(A novel is) a paper where your thesis is that these people are real, and you have to prove it.”
― Maggie Stiefvater

“I'd rather die on an adventure than live standing still.”
― V.E. Schwab, A Darker Shade of Magic