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Voidwalker (My Best Friend is an Eldritch Horror #4)

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Shymsal’s Quotes

“You didn’t fail,” I said. “They wouldn’t let you succeed. It’s different.”
― T. Kingfisher, A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

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“It's because you're too much alike. What did the abbess used to say? That our own flaws infuriate us in other people?”
― T. Kingfisher, Nettle & Bone

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“If we don’t pretend we’re laughing, we might have to admit just how broken we are.”
― T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead

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“Lots of people deserve to die,” said the dust-wife finally. “Not everybody deserves to be a killer.”
― T. Kingfisher, Nettle & Bone

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“Look, if you don't make a fool of yourself over animals, at least in private, you aren't to be trusted.”
― T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead

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