Nette

“Even when you choose yourself, you turn hope into something tangible for the rest of us. Even when you choose not to fight, you turn the tide. If you ask me, that right there is the soul of a king." "Soul of a leader," my father adds. "A hero," says Nick, eyes fond. "An icon!" Zoe shouts grinning.”
― Tracy Deonn, Oathbound

“You aren’t a failure!” I say. He smiles, harsh and slow. “And how would you know that, gorgeous girl? How could you ever understand what failure looks like? What it means to fall?”
― Tracy Deonn, Oathbound

“Guilt and shame won’t help me here. They arrest motion, and now is the time to act.”
― Tracy Deonn, Oathbound

“Loving folks is a practice”
― Tracy Deonn, Oathbound