“We came," Manon said, loud enough that all on the city walls could hear, "to honor a promise made to Aelin Galathynius. To fight for what she promised us."
Darrow said quietly, "And what was that?"
Manon smiled then. "A better world.”
― Kingdom of Ash
Darrow said quietly, "And what was that?"
Manon smiled then. "A better world.”
― Kingdom of Ash
“You cannot pick and choose what parts of her to love.”
― Heir of Fire
― Heir of Fire
“She was the heir of ash and fire, and she would bow to no one.”
― Heir of Fire
― Heir of Fire
“Human nature is both predictable and mysterious; prone to great and sudden advances, yet still mired in despicable self-interest.”
― Scythe
― Scythe
“My greatest wish for humanity is not for peace or comfort or joy. It is that we all still die a little inside every time we witness the death of another. For only the pain of empathy will keep us human. There’s no version of God that can help us if we ever lose that.”
― Scythe
― Scythe
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