Allison Engblom
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“Our scars define us. They tell a story of courage and survival. They tell of who we are at our deepest being, of the challenges we've faced and overcome.”
― The Gilded Cage
― The Gilded Cage
“We cling to what is broken when we have no choice. Even love that tastes like poison, that presses like a blade in your throat, is better than gaping emptiness.”
― The Ikessar Falcon
― The Ikessar Falcon
“So you’re right, you don’t need me fighting your battles. But if you’ll let me, I’d like to be standing beside you as you fight them.”
― The Prison Healer
― The Prison Healer
“Remind me," I murmured, "why a single moment is enough to outweigh the rest. Why fickle tempers rule over steadfast hearts.”
― The Wolf of Oren-Yaro
― The Wolf of Oren-Yaro
“Decisions congregate with emotion; one moment you are certain of yourself, the next you are standing where you once swore you never would. And then you must pick up your life where it fell, dust it off, and pretend that you knew what you were doing. Pretend that profound wisdom can be somehow gleaned from pride.”
― The Wolf of Oren-Yaro
― The Wolf of Oren-Yaro
Around the World in 80 Books
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