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1 " I think that very few people truly deserve what they get, Tessa.” He pauses, and for the briefest moment, sadness flickers through his eyes. “For good or for bad. "
― Brigid Kemmerer , Defy the Night (Defy the Night, #1)
2 " A spark of rebellion is all it takes to defy the night. "
3 " Mind your mettle, Tessa. "
4 " Because despite all outward appearances, I’m not cruel. I don’t delight in pain. I don’t delight in any of this. "
5 " When there are calls for revolution,” I say to him, “we should be riding at the front, not hiding in the shadows. "
6 " There are too many layers here. I thought it was as simple as right or wrong . . . but it’s not. "
7 " I’m not a killer. I heal people; I don’t harm them. "
8 " Kindness leaves you vulnerable, Tessa. I learned that lesson years ago. "
9 " I have heard every manner of scream without flinching. I have listened to promises and threats and curses and lies—and occasionally, the truth.I have never hesitated in doing what needs to be done. "
10 " I’ll never be free of this. Of who I am. This will be my life as King’s Justice: Cruel Corrick, the most feared man in the kingdom, and somehow also the most alone. "
11 " Mind your mettle, Tessa.”- Weston "
12 " He looks like revolution. He looks like compassion. Blue eyes and gentle hands and quick feet and a core of strength and steel. "
13 " True strength is not determined by how brutal you can be,” she says, and her tone is still quiet, but full of steel. “True leadership is not determined by killing those who oppose you. "
14 " Without a backward glance, Wes is over the top, and I’m on my own. "
15 " instead of looking like he’s a heartbeat away from a coffin, "
16 " Mind your mettle,” I whisper. For a breath of time, I want to press the paper to my chest. "
17 " The girl is brave. Brilliant. Strong. Compassionate. The girl does more for Kandala than the spoiled consul standing in front of me. "
