The Book That Wouldn’t Burn (The Library Trilogy, #1)

by Mark Lawrence

“There are no useless skills, girl. Only talents that have yet to find an application.”

Wodesday

Huh

Kindness carries a weight; it’s a burden all its own when you have nothing. Some undeniable part of Livira wanted to bite the hands that offered so much so freely. Pride is stupid, pride is blind, but pride is also the backbone that runs through us: without pride there’s no spring-back, no resilience.

“None of us really know what we’re here for or what we’re supposed to be doing. So, we shout out, hoping someone will hear, hoping someone will see us and reveal the great secret.”