Bel

“He hadn’t been blessed by the god of death.
Arin was the god.”
― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Kiss

“She had done everything she could. And he didn't even know.”
― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Kiss

“You are fearless. You are strong. You do not cower in the faces of gods nor kings. You are fated for greater battles than this, so you do whatever it takes, and you fight like hell.” “I will,” I vowed. “Remember who you are, Diem Bellator.” He clasped the medallion at my neck. “But remember you are a phoenix, too. We do not fear the flames, for the hotter we burn, the higher we fly.”
― Penn Cole, Glow of the Everflame

“She would never give him her dagger. “I tried so hard to live in your world,” she told him. “Now it’s your turn to live in mine.”
― Marie Rutkoski, The Winner's Kiss