Dannii Elle’s Reviews > The Burning God > Status Update

“I am the force of creation...I am the end and the beginning. The world is a painting and I hold the brush. I am a god.”

“You can still love your weapons... You can beat them into shape and then watch them destroy themselves and know that it was all fully necessary, but that doesn’t mean you can’t love them, too.”

"She was dirt. Her army was dirt. But dirt was common, ubiquitous, patient, and necessary. The soil gave life to the country. And the earth always reclaimed what it was owed."

"You aren't made. The world is."

The point of revenge wasn’t to heal. The point was that the exhilaration, however temporary, drowned out the hurt.

“People are attracted to power, darling. They can’t help themselves. Power seduces. Exert it, make a show of it, and they’ll follow you.”

"Air cannons boomed continuously in harmony with the drone of dirigible engines. A celestial orchestra, Rin thought, dazed. The gods were playing a dirge to their demise."

"You don't fix hurts by pretending they never happened. You treat them like infected wounds. You dig deep with a burning knife and gouge out the rotten flesh and then, maybe, you have a chance to heal."

"Bad morale is a big weapon,... Don’t underestimate it.”

I'm making slow progress but already absolutely loving this!