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“Don't feel bad for one moment about doing what brings you joy.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses

“We need hope, or else we cannot endure.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses

“A life for a life--but what if the life offered as payment meant losing three others?”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses

“No woman should be made to fear that she was not enough.”
― Samantha Shannon, The Priory of the Orange Tree

“We may be small, and we may be young, but we will shake the world for our beliefs.”
― Samantha Shannon, The Priory of the Orange Tree

“All the world is a cage in a young girl's eyes.”
― Samantha Shannon, The Priory of the Orange Tree

“Just because something has always been done does not mean that it ought to be done.”
― Samantha Shannon, The Priory of the Orange Tree

“You have not seen death, my lord. You have only seen the mask we put on it.”
― Samantha Shannon, The Priory of the Orange Tree

“Steampunk is...a joyous fantasy of the past, allowing us to revel in a nostalgia for what never was. It is a literary playground for adventure, spectacle, drama, escapism and exploration. But most of all it is fun!”
― George Mann

“A clockwork heart can't replace the real thing.”
― Dru Pagliassotti, Clockwork Heart

“See, the world is full of things more powerful than us. But if you know how to catch a ride, you can go places,”
― Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

“The world is full of power and energy and a person can go far by just skimming off a tiny bit of it.”
― Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

“The dangers of life are infinite, and among them is safety.”
― Scott Westerfeld, Leviathan

“We all push sometimes, just to make sure someone is on the other side, pushing back.”
― Brigid Kemmerer, More Than We Can Tell

“No one lives in a vacuum. Our actions have an impact on everyone around us. Sometimes without us even realizing it.”
― Brigid Kemmerer, More Than We Can Tell

“The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.”
― Brigid Kemmerer, More Than We Can Tell

“If fate does exist, maybe this is her way of telling me to take control of my own destiny.”
― Brigid Kemmerer, More Than We Can Tell

“A watched pot never boils,”
― Ann M. Martin, Rain Reign

“I would have thought that I suddenly believed in fairy tales and second chances, and I have never been accused of either’ – he squeezed her hand, and sniffed – ‘till now.”
― Lily Graham, The Paris Secret

“the reasons behind it, would take a lifetime to process. It was easy to say now, when one wasn’t at war and not subjected to its power to test you on every level, to put your will for survival above your ideals, what you would have done.”
― Lily Graham, The Paris Secret

“All souls have a destiny. Some are simply brighter than others.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“I am a lover of art and beauty, Okame-san,” he said with a shrug. “I have learned that it can be found anywhere, regardless of station or circumstance. True beauty is rare, hidden and often overlooked by others and it can appear at the strangest times. I try to appreciate it when I see it.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“My master used to say, sometimes a whisper is all that is required to calm a storm, but when words fail, sometimes you need the thunder.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“In the best stories, the heroes always give their lives, for honour, duty, sacrifice and the glory of the empire. Anything less and it is not much of a story at all.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“But I’m going to do it. I just...want you to know that I’m coming, Tatsumi. And that I’ll fight for you, as hard as I can. I’ll free your soul from Hakaimono, one way or another.” My chest felt tight. No one in my seventeen years of existence had cared so much to try to save me. I was nothing; a weapon of the Kage, trained to kill and to obey.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“Now you understand. Your tie to this world had nothing to do with the vengeance, or anger, or justice. It is not revenge that keeps you here, but longing. Love." He shook his head. "The most dangerous of human emotions.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“Maybe in a different form, under a different name, but in some small way, our souls will always recognize each other.”
― Julie Kagawa, Night of the Dragon

“One day, you’ll look up and I’ll be there. And you’ll know it’s me because our souls will recognize each other.”
― Julie Kagawa, Night of the Dragon

“I could feel the darkness inside me, a roiling mass of rage and savagery, waiting to be unleashed. The last thing I wanted was to turn on the girl who had rescued my soul.”
― Julie Kagawa, Night of the Dragon

“Why are you crying? This isn't the end. Death isn't goodbye forever.”
― Julie Kagawa, Night of the Dragon