It doesn't take any effort to dream. It's a lot easier than looking at the problems in front of you and figuring out what… — Fuyumi Ono Copy Share Image
“A throne is always paid for in blood. The king of En had told her that once. Even should a king's ascension be bloodless as a gift from Heaven, to hold onto one's throne invariably meant that blood must flow -- as it had at the beginning, in the fight against the false king's armies, and the quelling of civil… — Fuyumi Ono Copy Share
I think that once you're born, the thing you have to do is find out who you are and live that life as well… — Fuyumi Ono Copy Share Image
“What's the difference in wanting someone you don't like to vanish and dreaming about a world in which they don't exist? They're just two… — Fuyumi Ono Copy Share Image
“Palaces are built on the people's bones. To tell the truth, the masses would be better off without kingdoms, which is why it takes… — Fuyumi Ono Copy Share Image
And that's when I realized that there's really two ways people cry. You cry when you're sorry for yourself, and then you cry when… — Fuyumi Ono Copy Share Image
Now she realized that she was not peering at a so-dark-blue-it-looked-black ocean, but rather she was looking straight through miles of incredibly clear water… — Fuyumi Ono Copy Share Image
“People will live their lives with or without a king to command them. It is the king who cannot live without his people.” — Fuyumi Ono Copy Share Image
“Taiki was watching the kings talk, feeling the kind of happiness that can only come after a long sorrow.” — Fuyumi Ono Copy Share Image
“If it were possible to treat everyone well, then anybody would do that. But sometimes we have to decide on an order. Liking everyone… — Fuyumi Ono Copy Share Image
When people felt pain time and time again, they came to fear that pain above all other things. So they tried to ignore it,… — Fuyumi Ono Copy Share Image
