The Invasion of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling #2)

by Erika Johansen

Pain only disables the weak.”

“Corruption begins with a single moment of weakness.”

The wrongs of the past are not less significant, they’re just harder to fix.

I know all about the wildness of youth, believe me. But regret has a terrible ability to follow you, long after youth has vanished.”

“It’s a real thing, glory. But it pales in comparison to what we sacrifice for it. Home, family, long lives filled with quiet. These are real things too, and when we seek glory, we give them up.”

No one would stop her, not if she didn’t want to be stopped.