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1 " No one should be forced to be something they aren't. "
― Sara Raasch , Ice Like Fire (Snow Like Ashes, #2)
2 " It's a weapon we have, and we need all the weapons we can get "
3 " Whoever designed this city built it to complement the setting sun as perfectly as the stars complement the night. "
4 " If stubborness were all that was needed to be a good queen, I'd rule the world. "
5 " You've fought for Winter so spectacularly, and I am more proud than I have ever been to call you my son. But don't forget to fight for yourself as well--there is no shame in that "
6 " Anything that lives here has to be just as harsh and determined as the sun, born of a fiery stubbornness that is either extremely brave or extremely stupid. "
7 " I stop, staring into the teardrop-shaped room, my heartbeat an alive and determined creature trying to claw its way out of my throat. "
8 " The most powerful magic of all is choice... "
9 " The most powerful magic of all is choice. "
10 " That’s how relationships work – when one person is blind, the other must see for them. When one person struggles, the other must remain strong. "
11 " "Horrible things have happened to us, are still happening to us, will happen every day for the rest of our lives, probably. What defines us is not our ability to never let them break us--what defines us is not letting them own us. We are the Thaw, and we will not be defeated by memories or evil men." "
12 " Aren't you affected by Simon's magic?"... "Took you this long to ask me that?" She clucks her tongue. "You're not the brightest flame in the fire, are you?" "Don't make me hit you in a library. "
13 " Horrible things have happened to us, are still happening to us, will happen every day for the rest of our lives, probably. What defines us is not our ability to never let them break us— what defines us is not letting them own us. "
14 " He leaves. Just like that. No final good-bye, no last, lingering glance. Like we never loved each other at all. "
15 " Horrible things don’t happen in crowded places; they happen in the hollows of the world, where it’s just a victim and an attacker and no one to hear any screams. “Hang "
16 " The Winter we know has always been one of our own creation, a kingdom built on dreams. So you’re right, Feige. We’re all Children of the Thaw. Our own hybrid of the past and the future. "
17 " Lay your head upon the snow," he sings, uncertain at first, but with more confidence as he loses himself in the lyrics. "Lay sorrow in the ice. For all that once was calm, sweet child, will belong to you tonight. Lay your heart upon the snow. Lay your tears in the ice. For all that once was still, sweet child, will belong to you tonight. "
18 " Loving her was easy, a skill he had picked up methodically until one day he did it without thought. "
19 " I close my eyes, back straight, face impassive. When I look, I will see someone capable and composed, a warrior and a leader all in one. "
20 " That's part of freedom too— getting to dream, and knowing it could happen if I want it to. "