The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom, #1)

by Rachel Gillig

“Fear is not an outward-pointing compass, my girl. You should not let it guide your way.

The only thing that matters in this world is the effort you exact, Diviner. And you have been working harder than anyone I’ve known. So, please—don’t look to dreams, and don’t look for signs. Just look forward.

“It’s hard to see who I am when I am lost in what’s expected of me.”

“When you do the right thing for the wrong reason, no one praises you. When you do the wrong thing for the right reason, everyone does, even though what is right and wrong depends entirely on the story you’re living in. And no one says they need recognition or praise or love, but we all hunger for it. We all want to be special.”

“Losing something is painful. Sometimes, finding what we’ve lost is just as agonizing.”