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1 " I am not your bride," I say gently. "Not truly. You don't love me, nor I you. We are fated, but not in this way. "
― Axie Oh , The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
2 " I used to wonder to myself , Is this what it's like to have a younger sibling? I wouldn't know , being an only child myself. Because Joon, knowing you followed , always walked a little slower. "
3 " Nothing extraordinary is ever done out of reason or logic, but because it’s the only way for your soul to breathe. "
4 " Stories are both an escape from the truths of the world and the only way to see them clearly. "
5 " Sometimes you don't find family in your own blood, but elsewhere. "
6 " I was angry at the fate I'd been given. Because I realised that in order for you to have what you want, I'd have to lose the only thing I've ever wanted. "
7 " That there is no place you can go so far away from forgiveness. Not from someone who loves you. "
8 " Sometimes, only through a story can a truth be heard. "
9 " That's just like a human to think the world revolves around you, to think the rivers are for you, the sky, the sea is for you. You are just one of many parts of the world, and in my opinion, the one that blights them all. "
10 " Something crafted with so much love could never sink "
11 " We will always love you, because you are ours. You are our sea, and our storms and our sunlight breaking out over a new day. You are our hope. We've been waiting for you for such a long time. Come back to us. Please come back. "
12 " Not all storytellers are grandmothers, but all grandmothers are storytellers. "
13 " Don't chase fate, Mina. Let fate chase you."" love can't be bought or earned or even prayed for. It must be freely given. "
14 " There are many pathways destiny can take. "
15 " Your story has been told over and over again, by everyone but you, I might have jumped into the sea to save Joon, but it was your hesitation that gave me the courage. With everyone and everything pushing you toward the Sea God and a fate not of your choosing, you looked back to what you wanted. And because of that, to me, you are the Sea God's bride. The girl who, by saving herself, saves the world. "
16 " And never was it for anyone's sake but my own. I couldn't endure in a world where I did nothing, where I let those I love suffer and be hurt. If I had stayed home, if I had never run after Joon, if I had never jumped into the sea, there would have been such a hole in my heart- the emptiness of having done nothing at all. "
17 " My grandfather understood the comfort there is in shared silence. "
18 " Nothing extraordinary is ever done out of reason or logic, but because it's the only way for your soul to breathe. "
19 " Your people suffer not because of any great will of the gods, but because of their own violent acts. They wage the wars that burn the forests and fields. They spill the blood that pollutes the rivers and streams. To blame the gods is to blame the land itself. Look upon your reflection to find your enemy. "
20 " I don't think love can be bought or earned or even prayed for. It must be freely given. "
