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161 " Tend to Lady Sarnai,” I said. “Until she is well, I will take her place at the imperial wedding. "
― Elizabeth Lim , Unravel the Dusk (The Blood of Stars, #2)
162 " Ironic, wasn't it, that I - a girl who always wanted to make her own choices - now wished for nothing more than to surrender to fate? "
― Elizabeth Lim , Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1)
163 " But Your Majesty, the prince has found the mysterious maiden.” At the news, the king shot up on his bed. “This is cause for celebration. Quick, quick, the—” “You’d best "
― Elizabeth Lim , So This is Love (Twisted Tales)
164 " Will you be able to find your way back? His grin widened, and I realized I'd shown him a sign that I still cared. To you, always. "
― Elizabeth Lim , Spin the Dawn (The Blood of Stars, #1)
165 " How I'd wanted to, more than anything. The warmth of his hand on my cheek, the press of his lips on mine---they were enough to melt me. "
166 " I blinked back my tears. There was so much I wanted to tell him---I had five years' worth of news and worries, of joys and realizations---and stories I'd dreamed of sharing with him, but now that he was here, no words would come. "
167 " Pain didn’t get easier. I just had to get stronger. "
168 " No matter where life takes you,” he would say, “you will be like those stars—connected by the light you shine together. "
169 " Rimarrò al tuo fianco finché il fuoco del sole non si raffredderà e la luce della luna non ci sarà più. Fino a quando il tempo non cancellerà le stelle. "
170 " Pain doesn’t get easier, I reminded myself when I flinched. You just have to get stronger. "
171 " Who cares what fork should be used for asparagus or olives or oysters? Or how one addresses a baroness versus a countess? But if that’s what worries you—all the rules can be learned. What can’t be learned is the happiness your laugh brings to those around you or the way your eyes dance when you smile. "
172 " advantage "
― Elizabeth Lim , Reflection (Twisted Tales)