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101 " No matter what I want to do, no matter how well I lead or how hard I train, I won’t be able to force life into frozen fields, or cure plagues, or feed strength into soldiers like I would if I could use the conduit. The Winterians would probably rather have a cruel queen than a king with good intentions, because with a queen they at least have a chance that the magic can be used for them. It doesn’t matter what I would do with magic, because leaders are valued for the wrong things. "
― Sara Raasch , Snow Like Ashes (Snow Like Ashes, #1)
102 " You matter” is all he says. "
103 " Like he’s staring at me because he wants to, not because he’s questioning himself. "
104 " I was right --skirts are inventions meant to make running harder. "
105 " Knowing is a worldwide pursuit. "
― Sara Raasch , Ice Like Fire (Snow Like Ashes, #2)
106 " The most powerful magic of all is choice, and of that power, the strongest choice anyone can make is an act of sacrifice. "
107 " Rares claps his hands. “When you’re finished, dear heart, feel free to leave the books on the table, as disorganized as you possibly can.” He motions to a table behind me, situated in a break in the rows of books. “The librarian in residence in charge of the Library of Clarisse is an offensively irritable man, and I would like nothing better than to make unnecessary work for him. "
108 " But that was war did. It made people realize the importance of stupid things. "
― Sara Raasch , Frost Like Night (Snow Like Ashes, #3)
109 " We'll handle the future one thing at a time. "
110 " Summer Kingdom farthest west, Autumn next, then Winter, and finally the Spring Kingdom on the Destas Sea. "
111 " Same tall build, same golden hair, same dark-brown eyes. But this man isn’t old enough to have gray in his hair; he’s only a few years older than me, and his skin is smooth, sporting just a patch of stubble on his chin. He’s much more handsome than Noam too, not quite as harsh, like he’s more apt to sing a ballad than lead a kingdom. "
112 " White strands stream around me, some matted with sewer muck, but most tossing in the wind. A living snowstorm, a vibrant white reminder that they haven’t enslaved every Winterian. "
113 " slam onto the dusty prairie with a back-popping thud, my blade flying from my hands and vanishing into the thigh-high grass nearby. "
114 " I drop down the tower and roll on the roof, breaking into a run, the cold night air blowing me faster, the darkness and gleaming stars taking me somewhere I don’t have to feel. "
115 " When Angra conquered my kingdom sixteen years ago, he did so by breaking our Royal Conduit. And when a conduit is broken in defense of a kingdom, the ruler of that kingdom becomes the conduit themselves. Their body, their life force - it all merges with the magic. No one knows this, save for me, Angra, and the woman whose death turned me into Winter's conduit: my mother. "
116 " My bare arms are only a relief for the first few minutes before the unobstructed sun finds my fair skin, and I swear I can hear the rays chuckle with delight at such a tasty meal. "
117 " traditional Winterian clothing for women consists of pleated, ivory, floor-length dresses, most of the men wear blue tunics and pants under lengths of white fabric that wrap in an X around their torsos. "
118 " Family isn’t always who you’re born to. It’s who you’re with, who you love. Those families can be even stronger. "
119 " That’s not fair, throwing out compliments like that. Do you know how dangerous those things can be? "
120 " You are not what you’ve done. Who you are right now, this moment, is who you choose to be. "