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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.”
But these good men aren’t making the rules. These decent men are turning a blind eye to indecent acts.
“Have you ever heard of a man marrying another man? A woman being in love with another woman? Of people who find their hearts lie somewhere in the middle or with neither?”
His suit is the color of freshly bloomed marigolds and is so tight it looks like it’s been painted on. The fabric creeps into all his creases, and I see outlines of things that make me wish I could poke my eyes out.
We’ve also rarely heard about people like us and yet here we are. Just because they deny us doesn’t mean we cease to exist.”
“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.”
“You’re afraid. I know what that’s like. But you’re going to have to decide what you’re willing to risk to change things.”
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.
