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hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

Her mother told her she’d never have to work. Her father said she’d have to work twice as hard. In a way, both of them were right.

*rereading in anticipation for book 3* I AM SO EXCITED I LOVE THIS SERIES SO SO MUCHHHH. if you are curious just how morally grey these characters are, here is the quote from the author’s dedication: “Life—the way it really is—is a battle not between Bad and Good, but between Bad and Worse.”

“The way Theranos is operating is like trying to build a bus while you’re driving the bus. Someone is going to get killed.” This book is fucking bonkers.

this book is SO GOOD also i forgot to share the dedication which i love “To those who look upon the world and feel despair. I promise there is hope to find, yet. Love to spend, yet. There just has to be.”

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE LETS GOO

THIS BOOK IS SO GOOD. i love a feral FMC “Even after everything else in the world had collapsed, an invincible shard of Sciona's pride remained. That was where she found her footing, on her deepest of vices as a woman. It was damning proof of every disapproving comment anyone had ever made on Sciona's character—perhaps even proof of her insanity—that her ego persisted absent any delusions of virtue.”

this book is SO GOOD. it’s like a cross between the poppy war and sorcery of thorns

“Some people have inspired whole countries to great deeds because of the power of their vision. And so could he. Not because he dreams about marching hordes, or world domination, or an empire of a thousand years. Just because he thinks that everyone’s really decent underneath, and he believes that so strongly it burns like a flame which is bigger than he is. It shapes the world around him like magic.”

“I’m a bloodydamn Helldiver with an army of giant, mildly psychotic women behind me and a fleet of state-of-the-art warships crewed by pissed-off pirates, engineers, techs, and former slaves.”

You are a worm who thought himself a serpent just because you slither. But your power was not real. It was all a dream. Time now to wake.

“And who do you know that can kill me?” is such a fucking banger line.

“I don’t know how much suffering is normal.
How much was ordinary, expected, the price we paid to live.
How much was created by us, needless.”

There’s a quote from Epictetus that I think of often: ‘First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.’

“I will die. You will die. We will all die and the universe will carry on without care. All that we have is that shout into the wind - how we live. How we go. And how we stand before we fall.”

“Some things in the world are up to us, while others are not. Up to us are our faculties of judgment, motivation, desire, and aversion. In short, whatever is in our own doing.”

“A true longknivesman is rewarded not in life, but in death. What she’s actually been experiencing is a rebirth. The emergence of the woman who is going to die. One last chapter—make it a good one.”

“My name is Darrow au Andromedus, and I have been wronged. My honor has been pisses upon. And I demand satisfaction.” ALL HAIL THE REAPER OF MARS

“For seven hundred years, my people have been enslaved without voice, without hope. Now I am their sword. And I do not forgive. I do not forget. So let him lead me onto his shuttle. Let him think he owns me. Let him welcome me into his house, so I might burn it down.” LETS FUCKING GO THIS IS ABOUT TO BE SO PEAK

The Inevitable Ruin. That’s what their queen used to call this moment. The moment you realized there was no hope, nothing left to do, and all that was left was to die and reflect upon what you’ve already done while you waited. To ruminate on how you’ve helped the colony, and to beg forgiveness of God for not sacrificing enough.

spoilers (sort of) ‼️”You do not follow me because I am the strongest. Pax is. You do not follow me because I am the brightest. Mustang is. You follow me because you do not know where you are going. I do.”

Don't shy from what you've become. Force them to look upon you. Force them to see what they wrought, what they forged in the fires of their own creation. Let them know fear.

“I would have lived in peace. But my enemies brought me war.” TIME FOR MY REREAD OF THIS SERIES YOU GUYS LETS GO

Why does she have to be the only one who feels guilty? It’s so much easier, isn’t it, to just point your finger at all the moral failings of other people?

even on a reread this book is just absolute insanity. “Donut: PREPOTENTE DON’T BE MEAN TO KATIA. Rezan: Why does that cat always type in all caps? Donut: WHY DIDN’T YOUR MOTHER DRIBBLE YOU BACK OUT ONTO THE TRUCK STOP BATHROOM FLOOR, REZAN?”

You’re weak because you’re afraid of people seeing your weakness. You’re letting shame decide who you are. It’s shame that lines my pockets, shame that keeps the Barrel teeming with fools ready to put on a mask just so they can have what they want with none the wiser about it. We can endure all kinds of pain. It’s shame that eats men whole.

“Alchemy is the eternal ache in all of us for perfection. Who are you, and who are you becoming? What mark will you leave, so that your existence was not in vain? What will you do, so that you matter?”

genuinely baffled this has a 4.2 rating. are u guys ok?????

Sometimes, there are no surprises, and despite that, despite your intention to gird yourself against what’s about to come, it still hits you with the force of a kick to the stomach.

“Had she really believed a merch could out think Kaz Brekker? ‘Console yourself’ she said as Van Eck clutched the ragged corner of the table for support. ‘Even better men can be bested.’”