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“You don’t have to be cruel to be strong. You don’t have to be mean to seem brave. You don’t have to look down on others in order to stand tall. Having emotions does not mean you’re weak. It means you’re smart enough to let yourself feel.”
― Glow
― Glow
“I’ve lived through some injustices in the last couple of centuries. Seen some fucking travesties. But one of the biggest, Oraya, is that anyone taught you that you should become anything other than exactly what you are.”
― The Serpent and the Wings of Night
― The Serpent and the Wings of Night
“You’re beautiful as you are. And I’d wager even more so with steel in your hand and the blood of your enemies splattered across your face.’ Her breath caught. ‘Althea.’ Her name sounded like a melody and he leaned across the gap between their horses, his gaze dropping to her lips, his voice low. ‘There is nothing more attractive than a woman who knows what she wants.”
― Blood & Steel
― Blood & Steel
“There is no growth without rot. There is no sun without the dark sky. And there is no me without her.”
― Goldfinch
― Goldfinch
“That’s the thing with trauma to the body—it shows up instantly. In breaks and bruises, in burns and in blood. But the trauma on the inside, that’s harder to see. It creeps around your mind, poisons you with disquiet. It can hit you out of nowhere, debilitating and ruinous. There are no marks visible for those. None, save the shadows in your eyes.”
― Glow
― Glow
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