A Shadow in the Ember (Flesh and Fire, #1)

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

an enemy is rarely one by choice,” he told me. “They usually become such due to other people’s choices, or they become enemies because of situations they had little control over.

Mortals tended to destroy things they’d never seen before or were afraid of.

“One of the bravest things to do is to accept the aid of others.”

It is far easier to be lied to than it is to acknowledge that you have been lied to.”

“I always wondered if mortals wouldn’t be so afraid of death if they viewed it differently—as not an end but a new beginning.” Maybe, I thought, swallowing. But death was the great unknown. No one knew how they would be judged or what truly awaited them. It was hard not to be afraid of that.

“Don’t forget, Sera. You are not afraid. You may feel fear, but you are never afraid.”