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I don’t want to be saved by some knight in shining armor. I’d like to be the one in the armor, and I’d like to be the one doing the saving.
I was twelve when I told my parents that I would much rather find a princess than a prince.
“Happiness is a bonus, Sophia. You’re not entitled to it, and the sooner you accept that, the easier your life will be.”
“The palace underestimates the resourcefulness of women forced into a dark and dangerous place.”
“I think we need to burn the whole thing to the ground and start over. The entire system, the ideals that have been woven into this society. It all has to go.”
“If my life could serve a purpose,” the woman begins, raising her head a little and looking directly at the king, “then let this be it. I would die to give even just one person the chance to be free from you.”
Constance wields her power like a sword, a power that I didn’t even know we could have. I’m in awe of her.
“When the leader of this kingdom treats women as property, it sets an awful precedent. People think it’s okay to do the same.”
“I’ll need coffee, my pipe, and a moment to wake up before we start on this again,”
“I think we sometimes make the mistake of thinking monsters are abhorrent aberrations, lurking in the darkest recesses, when the truth is far more disturbing. The most monstrous of men are those who sit in plain sight, daring you to challenge them.
Understand that what King Manford, in all his incarnations, feared the most was the will of the people he so desperately wanted to control. Do not be silent. Raise your voice. Be a light in the dark.
