Raudah

“She had still not recognized, even at twenty-five, that she could be loved without having toiled for it; that acceptance was not solely a reward for good behavior.”
― Onyi Nwabineli, Allow Me to Introduce Myself

“She had the temperament of a deranged goose. Every interaction he’d shared with her had thoroughly convinced him he was not dealing with a stable woman.”
― Sara Hashem, The Jasad Heir

“I know," she says. 'I understand. I failed you. But please believe me. I love you all so much."

It's not enough. Is there anything that would be? So it'll have to do.”
― Lisa Gardner, Look For Me

“The prophecy, this talk of Sun Queen and Blood Queen. Humans aren't all goodness or all badness, and reducing Rielle to this choice- presenting her with two impossible and inhuman extremes- is a terrible cruelty, and it will be our undoing. We must allow her to live a life of her own making.”
― Claire Legrand, Kingsbane