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“Now she was reborn through the fire and pain she’d endured, and was still beautiful, maybe even more so because of what she’d been through.”
― Amelia Hutchins, Flames of Chaos

“Do you think we could live in a world made only of those things? Death and pain and horror? Loss and agony? It’s not a crime to feel joy, even when things seem hopeless. Iris, look at me. You deserve all the happiness in the world. And I intend to see that you have”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

“I’m going to escape you, eventually. You can never love me, and I deserve to know what it feels like to be loved. I deserve to have someone look at me as if I am the moon and sun in their sky. I deserve to have someone willing to look past my flaws and see my strengths and weaknesses, accepting me for who I am.”
― Amelia Hutchins, Ashes of Chaos

“You truly don’t believe love and loyalty go hand in hand?” “Two separate words with two distinct definitions. But if you look up the synonyms for love,” his eyes lock with mine, “I’m sure you’ll find weakness amongst them.”
― Kate Stewart, Exodus