Kingdom of Tomorrow (Book of Arden, #1)

by Gena Showalter

A multitude of people, and yet a solitude. —Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

The waiting room smelled of clashing perfumes, nervous sweat, and old sandwiches.

There will always be someone who can’t see your worth. That’s a fact of life. Don’t let that someone be you. Got it?”

When you are teachable, you gain understanding, but those who despise instruction lose what understanding they have.

He believed what he was saying, his conviction undeniable. I wanted to believe him, too, but I also comprehended his certainty didn’t make him right.