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“Neil thought about Renee's bruised knuckles, Dan's fierce spirit, and Allison holding her ground on the court a week after Seth's death. He thought about his mother standing unflinching in the face of his father's violent anger and her ruthlessly leaving bodies in their wake. He felt compelled to say, "Some of the strongest people I've known are women.”
― Nora Sakavic, The Raven King

“It took me until I was nine to realise he was letting me win. I just thought I had a very fast pony.”
― C.S. Pacat, Kings Rising

“Andrew dug a finger in Neil's cheek and forcibly turned his head away. "Don't look at me like that. I am not your answer, and you sure as fuck aren't mine.”
― Nora Sakavic, The King's Men

“Literature took the place in my life that had once been occupied by religion: it absorbed me entirely, and transfigured my life.”
― Simone de Beauvoir, Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter