LOBA

“You asked how large my sorrow is. And I answered, like a river in spring flowing east.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Dragon Republic

“If you sanction it, you'll horrify them. If you denounce it, they'll resent you. But if you keep quiet, you get plausible deniability.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Burning God

“Empty and numb.
She no longer hurt. That broken heart had been killing her, and it was gone.
Her sorrow. Her loss. Her pain, all gone.
All that was left was the rage and the fury and the desperate need for vengeance that would soon, soon be hers.
“W-what happened?” stuttered the King. “What did they do?”
“They freed me,” Cath whispered.”
― Marissa Meyer, Heartless

“Stand up straight. Speak clearly. Don’t be afraid to think about your answer—the pause feels longer to you than it does to them.”
― Veronica Roth, The Fates Divide