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1 " Ssshhh. It's all right." And does it matter that it's not, if it gets them through the night? "
― Aliette de Bodard , Fireheart Tiger
2 " She says--because darkness needs to be faced, needs to be denied--"You would have given me so much, in exchange for me giving up everything. "
3 " If love is what it takes to make her remember a girl in the midst of a fire, then how much can you trust her? How much can you trust that love? "
4 " The lie wasn’t meant to be believed. It was just social grease, intended to keep wheels turning. "
5 " Life is too short to be ringed by other people’s expectations of proper behavior. "
6 " Anyway, the fire doesn't matter. There will be other fires, my love, and we will survive them all. "
7 " A bargaining chip who didn’t turn out the right way. A clumsy oaf who can’t be trusted to do the right thing. "
8 " We’re fighting each other, and in the end the board is clear for them to win. "
9 " You don’t walk away. You don’t get to take what you want, what you think you’re due simply because no one has ever refused you. "
10 " Just because it makes sense doesn’t mean it needs to happen that way. "
11 " Please," Thanh says. Because Giang should be angry. Because Giang should be blaming her. Because--because anger is easier, and compassion hurts so much. "