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“Two weeks later, I wore a coat to school for the first time that year. Fall had made its presence known in the form of wet, earthy smells and shivering tree limbs shedding leaves in various shades of exotic cat. I walked to school that morning, listening to the crisp sounds that punctuated each one of my footfalls and the honks of geese flying overhead. I found it strange that there could be so much beauty in the death of all these living things. Maybe it was only beautiful because we knew they would be resurrected next spring. I don't think I would enjoy fall quite as much if I knew there was an eternal winter to follow.”
― Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance
― Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance

“War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who remains.”
― The Poppy War
― The Poppy War

“If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse.”
― The Cruel Prince
― The Cruel Prince

“What could I become if I stopped worrying about death, about pain, about anything? If I stopped trying to belong? Instead of being afraid, I could become something to fear.”
― The Cruel Prince
― The Cruel Prince

“I teach you to be warriors in the garden so you will never be gardeners in the war.”
― Children of Blood and Bone
― Children of Blood and Bone

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A group to chat about SFF books. Authors and readers welcome. I might post about my books and the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off too. I plan on maki ...more

This month we are reading the Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix. CLARIEL is now officially out! Start reading and join the discussion below. Use #Old ...more

A group dedicated to the queen that is the New York Times & USA Today best-selling author Sarah J. Maas. This is a place to discuss her works, includ ...more

OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
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