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“You will bury them,” I said. It wasn’t a question. “It will be done,” Adrian said, taking my face between his hands. “But not by you.” I stared. “You promise.” “I promise,” he said. “Why should I believe you?” His eyes fell to my lips, and he brushed his thumb against my cheek. “Because I only make promises for you.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“I want your daughter. To wed, of course,”
― Scarlett St. Clair, King of Battle and Blood

“If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don't want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can't hold on to it forever.”
― Dan Millman, Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives

“Sometimes, when I have to do something I don't want to do, I pretend I'm a character from a book. It's easier to know what they would do.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel