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“Your people, your guards-- they're nothing more than killers, rapists and thieves. The only difference between them and criminals is the uniform they wear."
She pulls herself to her feet and palms the tears from her eyes.
"Fool yourself all you want, little prince, but don't feign innocence with me. I won't let your father get away with what he's done. I won't let your ignorance silence my pain.”
― Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone

“She smiles. A beautiful smile. With it, I glimpse the sun. When she turns, I long for that glimpse again, the warmth it spread through my bones.”
― Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone

“If you could just see where I'm coming from--"
"Go--"
"You don't have to be afraid--"
"I am always afraid!"

I don't know what shocks me more--the power in my voice or the words themselves.

Afraid.

I am always afraid.”
― Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone

“If this is hell, then it's one of our making.”
― Stuart Turton, The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle