The Slow Regard of Silent Things (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2.5)
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She was a greedy thing sometimes. Wanting for herself. Twisting the world all out of proper shape. Pushing everything about with the weight of her desire.
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There is a difference between the truth and what we wish were true.
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Looking at everything without a single thought of what a look entails.
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Brimming with joy, Auri danced. Her bare feet white against the moss-soft darkness of the carpet.
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she knew that nothing good could come from wanting at the world.
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some days were shy. They did not name themselves. They waited for a careful girl to find them.
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Sitting on the warm, smooth floor of Mantle, Auri shivered at the thought of moving through a joyless world like that. Nothing perfect. Nothing beautiful and true. Oh no. She was too wise to live that way. Auri looked around and smiled at all her luxury.