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“‘Do you think I came through the living and dead worlds to be a Party mistress? I am your loyalty; I am your kommisar.’ And he yielded to her, always.”

“He struck the wall with his fist, and black dust crumbled from the crater it made. He bit the long neck of Marya Morevna, but she did not bleed. Her skin had hardened, become strong, become impenetrable.”

“‘She kissed the leshy, you know.’
‘Is this true?’
‘Yes.’ She felt no shame on this score.
Koschei smiled. His pale lips sought hers, crushing her into a kiss like dying.
‘I don’t care, Marya… Only do not leave me, swear that you will never leave me, and no empress will stand higher…I am selfish. I am cruel. My mate cannot be less than I.’”

“I will crawl at your feet; for before your love, your kisses, I am debased. For you alone I will be weak.”

rereading this beauty, stopped at 60%, for this may be my new favorite book 💖