A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)

by Sarah J. Maas

“Your power is a song, and one I’ve waited a very, very long time to hear, Nesta.”

Too good. It had felt too good, and nothing and no one would ever compare to it.

Never again. Never again would she be weak. Never again would she be at someone’s mercy. Never again would she fail. Never again, never again, never again.

I am the rock against which the surf crashes.

Cassian smiled at her, and the world faded away. The music was no longer the most beautiful thing in existence. He was.

“There will be no one else. For either of us.”

She would not be mastered by anything again. She was the master of herself.

“That’s the key, isn’t it? To know the darkness will always remain, but how you choose to face it, handle it … that’s the important part. To not let it consume. To focus upon the good, the things that fill you with wonder.” She gestured to the stars zooming past. “The struggle with that darkness is worth it, just to see such things.”

I want to feel everything. I want to embrace it with my whole heart. Even the things that hurt and hunt you? Only curiosity laced the question. Nesta allowed herself a breath to ponder it, stilling her mind once more. We need those things in order to appreciate the good. Some days might be more difficult than others, but … I want to experience all of it, live through all of it. With them.