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We Who Will Die (Empire of Blood, #1) We Who Will Die by Stacia Stark
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“One of my worst realizations was how many people will—without a second thought—trade other people’s freedoms for their own minor comforts.”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“I missed you more than I miss the sun.”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“That’s the thing about rights—you don’t realize you’ve taken them for granted until one day, you wake up, and they're no longer a right. They're a privilege reserved for other people.”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“Loving an addict is like being an addict yourself. Only you’re addicted to hope. You constantly tell yourself that this time will be different. Things will get better. And always”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“Do you truly believe people are just one thing? Entirely good or entirely evil? Is it really that simple for you?”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“Women have been each other's sword and shield since the beginning. When men turn against us, we turn to one another.”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“It takes strength to mourn. It’s . . . it’s easier to wrap yourself in numb apathy and refuse to think of the people you’ve lost”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“He tastes like lost dreams and a thousand sleepless nights. He tastes like young love and bitter heartbreak.”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“You were broken before you even walked in here”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“There’s no worse feeling than watching someone you love die. The helplessness slices you into pieces. And grief sets those pieces on fire. Until you’re nothing but ash.”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“I don’t want to be your friend, Velle. I want to be your everything. I’ve wanted that since the day we met, when I was too young to understand why I would become so jealous of anyone else who got to spend time with you while I was gone.”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“The pain of loss never ends. It never gets better. Anyone who says otherwise is lying. The agony of “what if” eats at you hour by hour”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“That’s the thing about rights—you don’t realize you’ve taken them for granted until one day, you wake up, and they’re no longer a right. They’re a privilege reserved for other people.”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“Women have been each other’s sword and shield since the beginning. When men turn against us”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“I was obsessed with you for years before I left. I used to sneak into your room just to watch you breathe. I waited”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“I know you’re here,” Rorrik purrs. “You better run”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“A newly awakened bronze sigilmarked might barely stir the wind—just enough to send leaves skittering across the ground. But as their power matures”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“The emperor’s entertainment is about keeping the masses happy”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“Loving an addict is like being an addict yourself. Only you’re addicted to hope.”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“All this time I thought leaving you had smashed my heart into pieces”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“Is there anything else you need to tell me?” “White isn’t your color. You look like a corpse.”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“She said that when you can’t battle evil on a grand scale, you have to chip away at it piece by piece. You have to hold the line, to protect others. And that duty belongs to everyone.”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“He harnessed our poison to use it against those who trusted him,” she continues. “His misery made me strong. The misery of men always does. I got close enough to see his memories. Would you like me to show you?” “Why would you do that?” “Because a man has wronged you. Women have been each other’s sword and shield since the beginning. When men turn against us”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“I’m sure. I-I want you to be my first.” He looks at me with his heart in his eyes. “If I have it my way”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“Mindpathing. I know of only two sigilmarked who can do it”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“She said that when you can’t battle evil on a grand scale”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“A warm hand cups my face. Forcing my eyes open”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“Look at everything you’ve achieved while being a shell of a person. Imagine what you could do if you let yourself heal.”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“That’s . . . a lot of vampires,” I mutter”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die
“The air around him is several degrees colder”
Stacia Stark, We Who Will Die

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