A little guilt is good. Living in its shadow? That will stunt you like a tree without sunshine.
“Look, everyone talks about the unknown like it's some big scary thing, but it's the familiar that's always bothered me. It's heavy, builds up around you like rocks, until it's walls and a ceiling and a cell.”
― A Gathering of Shadows
― A Gathering of Shadows
“We live for those we love,” she told him in bast-Kai. “We die for those we love. This is a privilege, Serovek, not a sacrifice.”
― The Ippos King
― The Ippos King
“Some might think her overly cautious. She preferred that to being overly dead.”
― The Ippos King
― The Ippos King
“But what stops one from committing sins, if they have nothing to fear?” Kell shrugged. “I’ve seen people sin in the name of god, and in the name of magic. People misuse their higher powers, no matter what form they take.”
― A Gathering of Shadows
― A Gathering of Shadows
“It's just the aftermath of relief at avoiding death, her reason told her turbulent emotions. Her emotions guffawed and told her reason to kindly fuck off.”
― The Ippos King
― The Ippos King
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