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> [“They really did you over,” she says, after peering at my bruised face. “This way, we’ll get you sorted out.” She’s not friendly, just abrupt and sharp, like she’s dealing with another problem in her long day.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cat-hellisen/they-really-did-you-over-she-says-after-peering-at-my-bruised-face/)

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## More by Cat Hellisen

> [“That’s all Mother needs to say. Our estate and House Malker’s are built on the high cliffs along Pelim’s Tooth. The Tooth, like its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cat-hellisen/that-s-all-mother-needs-to-say-our-estate-and-house-malker-s-are/)

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> [“Then again, I’ve never been overly fond of rational thoughts.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cat-hellisen/then-again-i-ve-never-been-overly-fond-of-rational-thoughts/)

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> [“It could be a true future that Ilven saw—she’s a Saint after all. Was . Was a Saint.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cat-hellisen/it-could-be-a-true-future-that-ilven-saw-she-s-a-saint-after-all-was/)

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> [“There’s a distinct bitter aftertaste of Lady’s Gown in the tea, and I welcome it. Anything to sleep without dreaming.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cat-hellisen/there-s-a-distinct-bitter-aftertaste-of-lady-s-gown-in-the-tea-and-i/)

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> [“I will never let myself be caught like that—any marriage I make will be my own. A choice. A free one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cat-hellisen/i-will-never-let-myself-be-caught-like-that-any-marriage-i-make-will/)

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> [“Whether I’m working a street corner or a market stall, well, that’s none of their business unless they’re buying. The anonymity is comfortable, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cat-hellisen/whether-i-m-working-a-street-corner-or-a-market-stall-well-that-s/)

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> [“I picture my mother’s face when she must go out in public with Owen, the cold arrogant look she wears, as if the whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cat-hellisen/i-picture-my-mother-s-face-when-she-must-go-out-in-public-with-owen/)

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> [“Before, I would have been powdered and perfumed, my hair done in an elaborate style by the patient fingers of servants. The household crake…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cat-hellisen/before-i-would-have-been-powdered-and-perfumed-my-hair-done-in-an/)

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> [“No one I know has ever seen the matriarch of House Sandwalker, although she’s rumored to be an imposing sort. For a bat.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cat-hellisen/no-one-i-know-has-ever-seen-the-matriarch-of-house-sandwalker/)

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> [“If her death wakes something in the deep, then she will bring more shame down on her House with that one act than she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cat-hellisen/if-her-death-wakes-something-in-the-deep-then-she-will-bring-more/)

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> [“None of them will believe me. I drop any attempt to explain myself and just gracefully accept that people are going to make assumptions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cat-hellisen/none-of-them-will-believe-me-i-drop-any-attempt-to-explain-myself-and/)

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> [“Someone here died, I realize. Someone these people loved and cared for. I’m not the only person in the world tangled up in grief.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cat-hellisen/someone-here-died-i-realize-someone-these-people-loved-and-cared-for/)

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> [“I pull my mostly dry shawl tighter around my shoulders and dip my head so that I don’t have to look into their eyes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cat-hellisen/i-pull-my-mostly-dry-shawl-tighter-around-my-shoulders-and-dip-my/)

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> [“There will be whys—people gossiping and speculating as to what Meke-damned trial drove her to it. Whatever thoughts spurred her on, Ilven’s not going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cat-hellisen/there-will-be-whys-people-gossiping-and-speculating-as-to-what-meke/)

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> [“Dear Gris, if there's one thing I can't abide it's a bad poet.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cat-hellisen/dear-gris-if-there-s-one-thing-i-can-t-abide-it-s-a-bad-poet/)

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