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41 " How easy we kill,” she murmurs. She sets the gun on the table in the center of the room. “It never solves our problems.” Something about her words and her voice has my hackles rising. Only recently Serenity discovered the art of scheming. It’s a talent of mine, one I fear she’s taken a liking to as well. "
― Laura Thalassa , The Queen of All that Lives (The Fallen World, #3)
42 " For the first time, I realize that it’s not just the king who appears inhuman. I do too.The ferocity of the scar that runs down my cheek, the tightness of my jaw, the look in my eye— I’m no natural thing. Murder and violence have made me this way. Loss and war have made me this way.I look like a savage. A savage queen. One who doesn’t need a crown or even a weapon to appear powerful. I see it now— this world’s faith in me. It’s not just that I am an anachronism; the harshness of my face speaks to these people who have only ever known war. No wonder the West wants me gone. A century has gone by, and yet even after all that time I am still something to fear. "
43 " Nire bihotza, nire emaztea, nire bizitza. Maite izango dut nire heriotzaren egun arte "
44 " God, when I see that man, I’m going to gut him, navel to collarbone. "
45 " I am a thing made of lace and blood. Swathed in silk and dripping with the dark deeds of men. I suppose I’m finally clothed accordingly. "
46 " My monster, my husband, my captor. "