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“forgiving him is not condoning his actions. It’s not admitting what he did wasn’t wrong or hurtful. It’s choosing not to let those actions rule over your heart any longer.”
― Vanessa Rasanen, From These Dark Depths

“How could I possibly claim to love her if I lock her up? I have to trust her. If I’m going to ever earn back her trust, I have to give her the same.”
― Vanessa Rasanen, With These Last Breaths

“That was when they noticed that every musician on the stage was wearing mourning black. That was when they shut up. And when the conductor raised his arms, it was not a symphony that filled the cavernous space.

It was the Song of Eyllwe.

Then Song of Fenharrow. And Melisande. And Terrasen. Each nation that had people in those labour camps.

And finally, not for pomp or triumph, but to mourn what they had become, they played the Song of Adarlan.

When the final note finished, the conductor turned to the crowd, the musicians standing with him. As one, they looked to the boxes, to all those jewels bought with the blood of a continent. And without a word, without a bow or another gesture, they walked off the stage.

The next morning, by royal decree, the theatre was shut down.

No one saw those musicians or their conductor again.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Heir of Fire

“They make decisions; they mold your future. The trick is to find a way to still be you through it all.”
― Sara Raasch, Snow Like Ashes