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“Her heart was a river that carried her to the sea.”

“She understood suffering and she knew it was a place she could not follow, not unless she wanted to drown too.”

“She would fight for him, but she could not heal him. She would not waste her life trying.”

“Innocence was a luxury, and Inej did not believe her Saints demanded it.”

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“She had helped him. And she’d nearly destroyed him. Maybe he should let her finish the job.”

“Stop treating your pain like it’s something you imagined. If you see the wound is real, then you can heal it.”

“Maybe being brave didn’t mean being unafraid.”

“I would come for you. And if I couldn’t walk, I’d crawl to you, and no matter how broken we were, we’d fight our way out together—knives drawn, pistols blazing. Because that’s what we do. We never stop fighting.”

“Men had come, but not to set her free, and eventually her hope had withered like leaves beneath a too-bright sun, replaced by a bitter bud of resignation.”

“If you still believe in fairness, then you’ve led a very lucky life.”