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21 " That's the thing with secrets," she said. "They never really die. Just when one bursts into flames, another rises up to take its place. "
― Nicki Pau Preto , Crown of Feathers (Crown of Feathers, #1)
22 " Not all battles are fought with ax and arrow. "
23 " Like an anchor, love will hold fast in a storm, but it can also pull you under. "
24 " But is love ever truly a choice? "
25 " War has a way of making regular people into heroes. "
26 " When pitch-darkness falls and lanterns fail, fear is a luxury.When war invades and there's no escape, fear is a luxury. When death gladly claims what life forsakes, fear is a luxury. "
27 " Maybe fear of fire wasn't the problem, maybe fear of his father was. "
28 " Veronyka didn't feel like a boy on the inside—she wasn't like some of the children she'd known growing up who might be born as boys or girls but didn't feel like they fit that category, and so they dressed in a way that felt right to them. That was their truth, no matter what the world saw. "
29 " In Pyra, death was celebrated as much as life. Only through endings could there be beginnings. That was the lesson of the phoenix, and it was the lesson of my life as well. "
30 " Fear, he'd learned, didn't leave room for logic. "
31 " This was why Veronyka had wanted to be a Phoenix rider in the first place: to protect, to save, to champion the weak and powerless. "
― Nicki Pau Preto , Heart of Flames (Crown of Feathers #2)
32 " It is a fact of life that one must kill or be killed. Rule or be ruled. Win or lose. "
33 " There was nothing a phoenix loved so much as heat. "
34 " Hold fast to your heart, my daughter. Blood can lead you astray, but your heart will always beat true, "
35 " A phoenix is safe inside its shell, resting in a bed of flame and ash. But that is not what firebirds are for. Rise, child of Axura, and spread your wings. "
36 " Someday soon you’ll call me Queen. "
37 " Love can sometimes twist the mind and make facts out of fictions. "
38 " My sister taught me there is more than one kind of fire. There is the fire that consumes, and there is the fire that illuminates. "
39 " Love no one, let no one love you. Less pain that way. Sev could die tomorrow, and not a soul would miss him. Sometimes it was hard to remember why he'd thought that was a good thing. "
40 " Nothing of value in life came easy; always there was a price. "