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Zakiyyah

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“You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring. The first lesson is to make yourself that strong.”
― Holly Black, The Wicked King

tags: lesson, strike, strong, tired

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“The point of a fight is not to have a good fight, it’s to win.”
― Holly Black, The Wicked King

tags: fight, win

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“Why am I the way I am?” His tone makes it clear he’s proposing something I might suggest he ask, not really wondering about it. “There are no real answers, Jude. Why was I cruel to Folk? Why was I awful to you? Because I could be. Because I liked it. Because, for a moment, when I was at my worst, I felt powerful, and most of the time, I felt powerless, despite being a prince and the son of the High King of Faerie.”
― Holly Black, The Wicked King

tags: answers, creulty, powerful, powerless, prince

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“Watching my back is the perfect opportunity to stick a knife in it.”
― Holly Black, The Wicked King

tags: backstabbing, life, stab

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“I want to have some reaction. I want to tremble or feel nauseated. I want to be the person who begins to weep. I want to be anyone but the person I am, who looks around to be sure no one saw, who wipes off my knife in the dirt, wipes off my hand on his clothes, and gets out of there before the guards come.”
― Holly Black, The Wicked King

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