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“There’s value in every failure,” a voice behind them said then, as if on cue. “It shows us what doesn’t work, and gets us that much closer to understanding what will.”
“We grew up next door. He’s been there since the start. If I show him a scar, he remembers the blood.”
― Take What You Can Carry
― Take What You Can Carry
“You love them for who they are, sure. That’s the easy part. But you also love them despite who they are. That’s the important part.”
― Take What You Can Carry
― Take What You Can Carry
“In her childhood, the grass was green. There were cleats and freshly laundered jerseys with silly team names and sliced oranges on the sideline. And to see the differences, to find these beautiful boys worthy of curiosity, of examination—it’s the core of her chosen profession but it feels like human sightseeing. A tour of others. Look at these poor boys, happy despite everything.”
― Take What You Can Carry
― Take What You Can Carry
“You earn your place beside someone by not walking away. Even when all you want to do is run.”
― Take What You Can Carry
― Take What You Can Carry
“Jude,
Since I cannot imagine there is much in the human lands to interest you, I can only suppose your continued absence in Elfhame is due to me.
I urge you: come be angry at a nearer distance.
Cardan.”
― The Queen of Nothing
Since I cannot imagine there is much in the human lands to interest you, I can only suppose your continued absence in Elfhame is due to me.
I urge you: come be angry at a nearer distance.
Cardan.”
― The Queen of Nothing
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