Anastasia

by Sophie Lark

How can you know how he’s affected you? You can never see what you don’t know. That’s the point—you don’t fucking know it.

“They stole all the time they could, and it still wasn’t nearly long enough.”

The truth is a blade that only cuts a liar. And the most dangerous lies are the ones you tell yourself.

“Your quest for power always comes at the cost of the people you love the most.

“You look like my best friend.”

The people are the mirror: what happens to them is a reflection of who you are. You’re a king of nothing if your people are miserable.

I die, I die master of myself.”