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1 " Any apology that had a but after it wasn’t a sorry at all. "
― Bella Forrest , Finch Merlin and the Forgotten Kingdom (Harley Merlin, #14)
2 " A skillful player never showed all their cards, but an expert player made their opponent believe they had shown everything. "
3 " And you have to choose, now, what kind of voice you want to be. The bold one, or the fearful one. The remorseful one, or the fulfilled one. "
4 " Actually, ‘mer’ means ‘sea’ in French. And ‘maid’ means… well, an outdated… term for a woman. "
5 " Even if that were true, and you would not use such measures for yourself, we cannot and should not play God. If someone dies before their time, then that is their time. It is awful, and sad, and painful, but we should not intervene. It is not our right. Death is part of life and must be allowed to take its course, as and when it arises. Even if that should happen to be premature. "
6 " We can seek to prevent death during illness or injury, but we should not allow ourselves the power to stop it entirely. All things must die. It is the bitter truth of our mortal forms. Without death, how can we value life? "
7 " I don’t know if it’s my place to weigh in on this, but I’m going to anyway. I was ready to die, and I was given a second chance at life. But does that mean I think cheating death is right? No, I don’t. I’ve seen plenty of it and wished friends and fellow patriots could be brought back. But if there’s no death, then there’s no after. And I like to think that when we go, we go to a place that’s peaceful. A place where we can rest, without all the bad stuff that living brings. It’s not an end; it’s a transformation. "
8 " The afterlife. And it’s like Nash says, from what I was told. It’s peaceful, and warm, and there’s no pain. And those who are lucky enough to love deeply are reunited there, because souls don’t die. Souls go on, and souls remember. And at the end of the day, aren’t we all just souls encased in wandering meat suits?” “But what’s the harm in wanting someone to live longer? Not forever, just longer. "
9 " Dehydrated hairy frogfish,” the guard replied. I snorted. “Hey, they put Davin on the menu! "
