Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)

by Sarah J. Maas

Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.

the way music could break and heal and make everything seem possible and heroic.

“I like music,” she said slowly, “because when I hear it, I … I lose myself within myself, if that makes sense. I become empty and full all at once, and I can feel the whole earth roiling around me. When I play, I’m not … for once, I’m not destroying. I’m creating.”