The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)

by R.F. Kuang

“Give him more and more until he is fully dependent on it, and on you. Let it destroy his body and mind. You’ll be more or less married to a breathing corpse, yes, but you will have his riches, his estates, and his power.”

“We aren’t here to be sophisticated. We’re here to fuck people up.”

Ope… Right right…

“Your state of mind is just as important as the state of your body,” Jiang lectured. “In the confusion of a fight, your mind must be still and steady as a rock. You must be grounded in your center, able to see and control

War doesn’t determine who’s right. War determines who remains.”