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1 " Magic had always been a part of the empire—for some people it was like breathing. How was it okay to make existing illegal? "
― Nicki Pau Preto , Crown of Feathers (Crown of Feathers, #1)
2 " There is strenght in unity, it is true. The bond of blood, the bond of magic. And love, the most powerful bond of all. "
3 " I had known from the outset that we were doomed, that loving her would be the greatest mistake of my life.And I loved her still. "
4 " But that was the nature of life and loss: There was never enough time. "
5 " Where there is will, there is possibility. "
6 " There was a difference between friendship and family, between the people you chose to surround yourself with and the people you were stick with, good or bad. "
7 " History was a living, breathing, changing thing - even when it was your own. "
8 " We were night and day, moon and sun- darkness and light. We were nothing without each other. "
9 " How Easily a person could convince themselves they were doing the right thing, no matter the damage they did to the person they supposedly cared about, if it was out of love. "
10 " I control you, he said to his fear, you do not control me. "
11 " Sometimes the title of queen is given; sometimes it must be taken. "
12 " Some families you were born into. Others you mad along the way. "
13 " That's the thing with secrets," she said. "They never really die. Just when one bursts into flames, another rises up to take its place. "
14 " Not all battles are fought with ax and arrow. "
15 " Like an anchor, love will hold fast in a storm, but it can also pull you under. "
16 " But is love ever truly a choice? "
17 " War has a way of making regular people into heroes. "
18 " When pitch-darkness falls and lanterns fail, fear is a luxury.When war invades and there's no escape, fear is a luxury. When death gladly claims what life forsakes, fear is a luxury. "
19 " Maybe fear of fire wasn't the problem, maybe fear of his father was. "
20 " Veronyka didn't feel like a boy on the inside—she wasn't like some of the children she'd known growing up who might be born as boys or girls but didn't feel like they fit that category, and so they dressed in a way that felt right to them. That was their truth, no matter what the world saw. "
