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1 " I am not empty. I am not Hollow. I am not dead. I am Rhy Maresh. I am the king of Arnes. And I am unbreakable. "
― V.E. Schwab , Darker Shade of Magic / A Gathering of Shadows / Vicious
2 " This is why I run.Because caring was a thing with claws. It sank them in, and didn't let go. Caring hurt more than a knife to the leg, more than a few broken ribs, more than anything that bled or broke or healed again. Caring didn't break you clean. It was a bone that wouldn't set, a cut that wouldn't close. It was better not to care—Lila tried not to care—but sometimes, people got in. Like a knife against armor, they found the cracks, slid past the guard, and you didn't know how deep they were buried until they were gone and you were bleeding on the floor. And it wasn't fair. "
3 " But Rhy did walk among them, because he was their prince, and because he could not sleep, and because he knew what it was like to be held by a spell, to be dragged into darkness, to be bound to something and yet feel utterly alone. "
4 " To my son, the crown prince of Arnes, when it is time know that a father lives for his son, but a king lives for his people. "
5 " A king belongs with his people. A prince belongs with his king. "
6 " She took up so much space in the world—in his world—it was hard to imagine her being so slight. In his mind, she was made of stone. "
7 " I loved him the way the moon loves the stars—that is what we say, when a person fills the world with light. "