“Gather my leaves,
Twist them into crowns
Let me be the king of your forest
Climb on my branches,
I will seek out your hide
As you sleep beneath the shade
Of my giving tree”
― The Retribution of Mara Dyer
Twist them into crowns
Let me be the king of your forest
Climb on my branches,
I will seek out your hide
As you sleep beneath the shade
Of my giving tree”
― The Retribution of Mara Dyer
“That being chosen—or not chosen—was not the thing that made me valuable. I was valuable regardless. I was enough, all on my own.”
― Love & Luck
― Love & Luck
“When the sun peeked through the trees and I realized that I could stare at it, bask in it, worship it if I wanted to, my mouth curved into a smile. I was free.”
― The Retribution of Mara Dyer
― The Retribution of Mara Dyer
“Knowledge acquired on your own means that you are responsible for it.”
― The Retribution of Mara Dyer
― The Retribution of Mara Dyer
“You must wear enough armor so that no one can see or touch you. [...] If you fight yourself, you will lose, and fighting leaves scars.”
― The Retribution of Mara Dyer
― The Retribution of Mara Dyer
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