24 books
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2 voters
Violent
101 books
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118 voters
“
I want to be Empress.”
“Oh, Theodora, don’t be insane.” Antonina took her friend’s hands. “Do you really think a circus clown can become a queen?”
“There’s no fruit without a flower.”
“But an Empress? Maybe in a thousand years.”
“All I have is today.” She stiffened her backbone, like a fluttery leaf changing into an oak. “And I won’t be defeated by a failure of imagination.
”
― The Eagle and the Swan
― The Eagle and the Swan
“
Lots of things went into creating a monster, but nothing had prepared her for actually being caught by one.
”
― Black Fire
― Black Fire
