" You've chosen things for yourself longer than you realize, Poppy - longer than you give yourself credit for. You always did when it mattered the most, and did so knowing the consequences. Because you're so brave. You were never the Maiden. You were never truly helpless. You were smart, strong, and brave. "

― Jennifer L. Armentrout , The ​Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and Ash, #3)