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“What is more important, that Caesar is assassinated or that he is assassinated by his intimate friends? … That,’ Frederick said, 'is where the tragedy is.”
― M.L. Rio, If We Were Villains

“But that is how a tragedy like ours or King Lear breaks your heart—by making you believe that the ending might still be happy, until the very last minute.”
― M.L. Rio, If We Were Villains

“We skip the moments like stones.”
― Markus Zusak, Bridge of Clay

“Anything can feel like punishment if it’s taught poorly.”
― M.L. Rio, If We Were Villains