“Why is there ever this perverse cruelty in humankind, that makes us hurt most those we love best?”
― Kushiel's Chosen
― Kushiel's Chosen
“Some chains are forged for us - those are the hardest to bear.”
― Kushiel's Dart
― Kushiel's Dart
“Let the warriors clamor after gods of blood and thunder; love is hard, harder than steel and thrice as cruel. ”
― Kushiel's Chosen
― Kushiel's Chosen
“I would that I could have stopped time and preserved that day forever. It was a perfect day. There was the shadow of sorrow, yes. It would always be there. But that was the nature of life. The bright mirror and the dark, reflecting one another. And today there was so much brightness.”
― Kushiel's Mercy
― Kushiel's Mercy
“There are those who do not hold that there is any innate goodness to mankind. To them I say, had you lived my life, you would not believe it. I have known the depths to which mortals are capable of descending, and I have seen the heights. I have seen how kindness and compassion may grow in the unlikeliest of places, as the mountain flower forces its way through the stern rock.”
― Kushiel's Dart
― Kushiel's Dart
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