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1 " Anger was the indulgence of a child, not a queen. "
― Erika Johansen , The Invasion of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling, #2)
2 " Pain only disables the weak. "
3 " Even small gestures of kindness have the potential to reap enormous rewards. Only the shortsighted man believes otherwise. "
4 " This, I think, is the crux of evil in this world, Majesty: those who feel entitled to whatever they want, whatever they can grab. Such people never ask themselves if they have the right. They consider no cost to anyone but themselves. "
5 " The problems of the past.How the problems of the past, uncorrected, inevitably became the problems of the future. "
6 " And Kelsea wondered suddenly whether humanity ever actually changed. Did people grow and learn at all as the centuries past? Or was humanity merely like the tide, enlightenment advancing and then retreating as circumstances shifted? The most defining characteristic of the species might be lapse. "
7 " When it fails, they do call it madness, Lazarus. But when it succeeds, they call it genius. "
8 " Corruption begins with a single moment of weakness. "
9 " Always, we think we know what courage means. If I were called upon, we say, I would answer the call. I would not hesitate. Until the moment is upon us, and then we realize that the demands of true courage are very different from what we had envisioned, long ago on that bright morning when we felt brave. "
10 " Whenever she had a problem to consider, she invariably found herself in the library, for it was easier to think when she was surrounded by books. "
11 " Pen?”“Lady?”“You think I’m pretty.”He blinked in surprise. “I always found you so, Lady. But it’s true that your face has changed.”“You always found me pretty?”Pen shrugged. “It doesn’t matter, Lady. Some women are defined by their appearance, but you have never been one of them. "
12 " Names made a thing real. "
13 " Love was a real thing, Aisa thought, but secondary. Certainly love was not as real as her sword. "
14 " There's a better world out there, so close we can almost touch it. "
15 " If we could be better people,” she would say, “if we could care about each other as much as we do about ourselves, think about it, Lily! Think what the world would be! "
16 " This is a fool’s errand,” Mace grumbled.“You think all of my errands are foolish, Lazarus. I’m not impressed. "
17 " Selfishness and self-destruction, riding hand in hand, as they so often did. "
18 " Only a fool blames the dealer "
19 " Do you always eat with so many of your Guard, Majesty?”“Usually.”“Are security concerns so great?”“Not at all. I prefer to eat with my Guard.”“Perhaps when you begin a family, that will change.”Kelsea narrowed her eyes as Milla began to ladle soup into her bowl. “My Guard are my family. "
20 " It’s just … difficult.”“You’ve noticed the change in her, then.”“I never cared which face she wore.”“Ah. So this isn’t new.”“No.”“That makes it worse, I think. "