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1 " His Calm restored along with the smoke filling his lungs – and it felt like becoming the center of the world. Everything moved around him in chaos, screams, wind, and fire, and he just stood still. A mountain amidst the universe. "
― Uri Gatt Gutman , Winds of Strife (Dawnless Night, #1)
2 " No alleged deities of the ancient world have my faith. I suggest dedicating your faith to everyday men and women instead. "
3 " Any challenge can be met with the correct instrument, you see. But it is a burden. Strings bind me, just as they bind her. "
4 " She is less than human, Blackrook. But she has the potential to become so much more… a gamble this world is unprepared to take. "
5 " I cannot have an heir who thinks he is stronger than I am,” Alliddar leaned in closer to stare into Nye’s eyes. “It might have an adverse influence on my life expectancy, I hear. Which is why I asked Kerak to find me a flawed, ruthless Harbinger, someone with the will to annihilate Ivy if she becomes a witch, but not nearly strong enough to make me feel threatened in my position. "
6 " Maybe we can set her free and find out."Maybe."Maybe we can use her against him.”Maybe. "
7 " While it is thrilling to hear of such faith in me,” he answered, repositioning a bishop at a threatening angle, “I admit any potential witch has the capacity to frighten me. Any witch might be capable of bringing a second Mazriv and drowning the remains of the world in despair. "
8 " With no separation between the conscious and the subconscious, you attain similar clarity for both. "
9 " Moreover, dare I say, she is unique… an Ocean onto herself, within the Ocean of the world. "
10 " My mortal enemy is not the mother of my child, Harbinger,” the king replied, making a sound that could pass as either a grunt or a titter. "
11 " Moreover, fifteen years of witch-hunting had taught Nye that morality had little to do with gender. "
12 " You can never tell when someone is truly done changing. "