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“It gnaws at me, the way they want bad stuff without knowing the good stuff too. “It’s like … you haven’t earned our stories,” I say.”
― Angeline Boulley, Firekeeper's Daughter

“Ah, Darayavahoush, there are always people to save. And always cunning men and women around who find a way to take advantage of that duty and harness it into power.”
― S.A. Chakraborty, The Kingdom of Copper

“No, I wasn't afraid. I was tired." Ali's voice broke on the word. "I'm tired of everyone in this city feeding on vengeance. I'm tired of teaching our children to hate and fear other children because their parents are our enemies. And I'm sick and tired of acting like the only way to save our people is to cut down all who might oppose us, as if our enemies won't return the favor the instant power shifts.”
― S.A. Chakraborty, The Kingdom of Copper

“anyone who expects love to be sensible has perhaps never loved.”
― Elif Shafak, The Island of Missing Trees