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“No, I would never regret Asar. But I knew that one day, he would regret me.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Songbird & the Heart of Stone

“Can’t think of anyone better suited to master both the sun and the stars, Iliae.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Songbird & the Heart of Stone

“And I drove the arrow into Atroxus’s throat.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Songbird & the Heart of Stone

“But they did not save me now. There, in a broken heap of flesh, upon the discarded ashes of my god, I died alone.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Songbird & the Heart of Stone

“Welcome to the underworld,” Vincent, dead King of the Nightborn, said to me. “I hear we have some work to do.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Songbird & the Heart of Stone

“This is the tale of how a fallen one ascends. He does it in countless cascading decisions, over years, over centuries. He does it with the desperation of a starving soul willing to sacrifice anything, everything, for a single chance at redemption. But in the end, he loses her every time.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk

“As if the gods had seen some beauty in mortality but failed to realize that the imperfection of it was what made it remarkable.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk

“And a voice, quiet and booming at once, said, “Get your hands off my wife.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk

“I missed them so fiercely, but I loved them even more. I loved them enough to recognize that the best thing I could do for them was ensure that they never saw me again.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk

“Well, that’s a bit hypocritical of you,” Septimus said. “Don’t you think?”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk

“There are no more tales to tell. A god has no need of a mortal past.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk

“Only because it would save you, I think,” I said softly. “But even still, one grand gesture and one letter doesn’t invalidate years of betrayal.”
― Carissa Broadbent, The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk

“We were all shaped by our experiences, but at some point, we had to decide what it made us, what kind of sharp instrument it turned us into. Perhaps true strength lies in the moments when the world tosses us into the fire and we emerge unscathed. Anger and hate came easily, but kindness after the world tried to break you was a mark of true strength.”
― Amber V. Nicole, The Wrath of the Fallen

“And Reggie just watched,” Cameron called toward him. We all had given Reggie enough shit that he’d finally decided to come with us and unwind for once. He even wore a swimsuit, although he initially protested vociferously.”
― Amber V. Nicole, The Wrath of the Fallen

“The thought of you not being proud of me was utterly devastating hurt. A lot. I know you think I could be doing more with my life”
― Alice Feeney, Rock Paper Scissors

“If you never give up on something you can’t ever fail.”
― Alice Feeney, Rock Paper Scissors

“Well”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War

“Only when she looked at Tutor Feyrik and saw that he was crying did she realize what had happened. Her name was at the very top of the scroll. She hadn’t placed in the top ten. She’d placed at the top of the entire village. The entire province.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War

“I hate it here,” she blurted suddenly. “I hate this city. The way they talk—that stupid apprentice—it’s like they don’t think I should be here.” “Of course they don’t,” said Tutor Feyrik. “You’re a war orphan. You’re a southerner. You weren’t supposed to pass the Keju. The Warlords like to claim that the Keju makes Nikan a meritocracy”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War

“Winter descended on Sinegard with a vengeance. The students enjoyed one last pleasant day of autumn sun”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War

“Because I can,” she said. “Because he thought he could get rid of me. Because I want to break his stupid face.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War

“Supernatural is a word for anything that doesn’t fit your present understanding of the world. I need you to suspend your disbelief. I need you to simply accept that these things are possible.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War

“She wondered what he was trying to teach her”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War

“When man begins to think that he is responsible for writing the script of the world”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War

“What does it matter? They’re coming”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War

“Formulaic. Dependable. Doesn’t change. I understand the appeal”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War

“But now”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War

“That victory meant another’s defeat”
― Carissa Broadbent, Daughter of No Worlds

“At first”
― Carissa Broadbent, Daughter of No Worlds

“The house was quiet”
― Kennedy Ryan, Before I Let Go