“Here they resisted to the last, with their swords if they had them, and if not, with their hands and teeth”
― Herodotus Histories Vol 1
― Herodotus Histories Vol 1
“Every good story needs a villain.
But the best villains are the ones you secretly like.”
― Legendary
But the best villains are the ones you secretly like.”
― Legendary
“Knowledge always has the potential to be dangerous. It is a more powerful weapon than any sword or spell.”
― Sorcery of Thorns
― Sorcery of Thorns
“Kiss me again,” he says, drunk and foolish. “Kiss me until I am sick of it.”
― The Wicked King
― The Wicked King
“Hmm. It's a scary shadow, you say?"
"They're all scary. Even if you make a nice one, like a kitten, it'll turn into a man-eating tiger or something. It's like they're trying to be scary."
"That makes sense."
Morrigan was surprised. "Does it?"
"Shadows are shadows, Miss Crow." His eyes reflected the moonlight. "They want to be dark.”
― Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow
"They're all scary. Even if you make a nice one, like a kitten, it'll turn into a man-eating tiger or something. It's like they're trying to be scary."
"That makes sense."
Morrigan was surprised. "Does it?"
"Shadows are shadows, Miss Crow." His eyes reflected the moonlight. "They want to be dark.”
― Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow
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