Carolina

“Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.”
― Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock

“Maybes aren’t torture when you think them into the future. It’s the maybes of the past that burn.”
― Imogen Keeper, Safe

“Silence fell again. Despite their clear eyes, her Thirteen were well aware of the limitations of five thousand Crochans against the Ironteeth, and the army beneath it. So Manon said, looking them each in the eye, “I would rather fly with you than with ten thousand Ironteeth at my side.” She smiled slightly. “Tomorrow, we will show them why.” Her coven grinned, wicked and defiant, and touched two fingers to their brows in deference. Manon returned the gesture, bowing her head as she did. “We are the Thirteen,” she said. “From now until the Darkness claims us.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

“We’re not superstars, Lana. We’re not heroes. We’re just prisoners in the biggest cellblock in the world. Your silence is going to keep us all locked up.”
― Amparo Ortiz, Blazewrath Games