More on this book
Community
Kindle Notes & Highlights
“Loving someone is something you can always do. It’s the hate that takes effort.”
“Persinette Basile could have been our greatest ally. Now I’m not so sure.”
“I am Simon of the king’s own guard. Don’t lose faith, Persinette Basile. Descendants of Bela are woven into the very fabric of Gaule. We’re everywhere and we have not forgotten our queen.”
A gilded cage is still a cage, is it not?”
“Some call it a fairytale. Others name it history. But the same lesson can be learned.
“When I met you before, I thought you loved him. I saw it in your eyes. But love does not end, and it does not give up.” “It also doesn’t forgive.” “That’s where you’re wrong, child. The most important thing love does is forgive.”
Each kill was easier than the one before and that affected her more than the act itself.
Warriors had honor. They had a code. When the killing became dishonorable, you were just a murderer.
“But you’re wrong. You matter. You always have.”
“Noble actions are never easy.”
