“The Waystone was his, just as the third silence was his. This was appropriate, as it was the greatest silence of the three, wrapping the others inside itself. It was deep and wide as autumn’s ending. It was heavy as a great river-smooth stone. It was the patient, cut-flower sound of a man who is waiting to die.”
― The Name of the Wind
― The Name of the Wind
“[Toby] reflected that being cruel sometimes makes you rich and powerful, but it always makes you ugly.”
― Toby Alone
― Toby Alone
“Is there an answer to the question of why bad things happen to good people?...The response would be…to forgive the world for not being perfect, to forgive God for not making a better world, to reach out to the people around us, and to go on living despite it all…no longer asking why something happened, but asking how we will respond, what we intend to do now that it has happened.”
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“We all bear scars,... Mine just happen to be more visible than most.”
― Throne of Glass
― Throne of Glass
“I claim you, Aelin. To whatever end.”
― Heir of Fire
― Heir of Fire
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