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1 " Kari stood only a few paces away, but she felt out of reach, fading farther and farther beyond an ocean of regret and pain. "
― Sara Raasch , These Divided Shores (Stream Raiders, #2)
2 " A lie—she felt monstrous. But monsters were fighting this war. She had become what she had needed to be to win. "
3 " Guilt had been on her shoulders for more than half her life. Guilt from being unable to stop the war, from killing people, from contributing to the horror that warped their world. It had been her fuel every waking moment, compelling her to mend the wounds she had inflicted. She had caused so many horrors. It was her fault—so she would fix everything. "
4 " Lu had been afraid many times throughout her life. There was no name for what she felt now. Stronger than fear, more crippling than anger, she felt beyond herself, watching the monster of this loss rise and rise over her— "
5 " Disgust made an effective shield against any other emotions. "
6 " Paxben Gallego should have died that day. Rodrigu shouldn’t have had to burn alone. Vex closed his eye, a tear trailing through the grime on his cheek. If he held his breath, let the noise of the battle drone, he could almost imagine his father next to him after all. "