Raudah

“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

“The masses are simple, Ria. When their rice bowls are filled and their lives are comfortable and secure again, they easily forget these things in favour of continued comfort.”
― Nuraliah Norasid, The Gatekeeper

“Life is too complicated and expansive to be judged solely by the career you have. You could be unhappy doing something you liked, just as it was possible to do what you didn't like but derive happiness from something entirely different. Life is mysterious and complex. Work plays an important role in life, but it isn't solely responsible for our happiness or misery”
― Hwang Bo-reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop

“If your magic takes you, I will drag you back. It cannot have you.”
― Sara Hashem, The Jasad Crown