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“The worms do not take heed of caste and rank when they feast on our ashes," the Raja said. "Your subjects will not remember you. They will not remember the shade of your eyes, the colors you favored, or the beauty of your wives. They will only remember your impression upon their hearts and whether you filled them with glee or grief. That is your immortality.”
― Roshani Chokshi, The Star-Touched Queen

“What a strange girl you are...to behold a rose and perceive only its thorns, never the bloom.”
― Tahereh Mafi, This Woven Kingdom

“Men mock the gods until they need them, Kaz.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“History is a myth shaped by the tongues of conquerors.”
― Roshani Chokshi, The Gilded Wolves