Ioana

“Whenever I don’t know whether to fight or not, I fight.”
― Emily Murphy

“When enough people believe something of you, it can distort your view of yourself. We mimic the judgments of others. It would take a very strong person indeed to resist the effects of so much ill will.”
― Jeff Wheeler, The Queen's Poisoner

“Let me explain what I mean by this.
It is the peculiar feature of political life that within it, behavior that could only otherwise be considered insane is perfectly effective. If you managed to convince everyone on earth that you can breathe under water, it won’t make any difference: if you try it, you will still drown. On the other hand, if you could convince everyone in the entire world that you were King of France, then you would actually be the King of France.”
― David Graeber, Revolutions in Reverse: Essays on Politics, Violence, Art, and Imagination

“Power. There was power in being able to control how others reacted to you.”
― Jeff Wheeler, The Queen's Poisoner