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They say they seek security and quiet, conditions they call peace. Even as they speak, they create seeds of turmoil and violence.
“His name on her lips had been a summons he could never deny, even when death had held him so gently, nestled beneath all those he’d felled, and waited for his last breaths.”
― Kingdom of Ash
― Kingdom of Ash
“I have no interest in easy friends—easy people. I think I trust them less than the difficult ones, and find them far less compelling, too.”
― Tower of Dawn
― Tower of Dawn
“You will make mistakes. You will make decisions, and sometimes you will regret those choices. Sometimes there won’t be a right choice, just the best of several bad options.”
― Queen of Shadows
― Queen of Shadows
“If we women did not love you for your defects, where would you all be? Not one of you would ever be married. You would be a set of unfortunate bachelors.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“None will ever be a true Parisian who has not learned to wear a mask of gaiety over his sorrows and one of sadness, boredom or indifference over his inward joy.”
― The Phantom of the Opera
― The Phantom of the Opera
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