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- I am a Prince," he replied, being rather dense. "It is the function of a Prince—value A—to kill monsters—value B—for the purpose of establishing order—value… All
- Yes, yes, mistress, I shall go and accomplish your task. Only—I was not only sent to kill the Leucrotta. There is a maiden in a… Accomplish
- Woman! Come out! I have—" She looked down at the bloodless grass, embarrassed. "I have come to rescue you," she finally said, as if admitting… Admitting
- However wretched her origins, she chose freely to continue her crimes against us from the moment she woke to this life. It is easy to… Beautiful
- We all have someone we think shines so much more than we do that we are not even a moon to their sun, but a… All
- Well enough. I won't ask you if your love is true or any of that rot—it's not my place to judge. After all, I'm a… All
- Children make prayers so thoughtlessly, building them up like sand castles—and they are always surprised when suddenly the castle becomes real, and the iron gate… Always Surprised
- Maidens stand still, they are lovely statues and all admire them. Witches do not stand still. I was neither, but better that I err on… Admire
- Whenever one does extraordinary things, someone is bound to try to repeat them for themselves. It's the way of the world. Bound
- I hope, in years to come, I shall hold my heart up and it will be a pane of clear glass, through which I see… All
- No one is now what they were before the war. There’s just no getting any of it back. Any
- A marriage is a private thing. It has its own wild laws, and secret histories, and savage acts, and what passes between married people is… Acts
- …everything has a narrative, really, and if you can’t understand a story and relate to it, figure out how you fit inside it, you’re not… Alive
- Funny how "question" contains the word "quest" inside it, as though any small question asked is a journey through briars. Any
- You were so near death that ghosts crowded around you, weeping silver tears, waiting for you with such smiles. You humans, you know, whoever built… Built
- It appeals to the higher nature of the self to put aside food which once lived - I do not consider myself food, why should… All
- Stories,' the green-eyed Sigrid said, unperturbed, 'are like prayers. It does not matter when you begin, or when you end, only that you bend a… Begin
- I looked at this man and thought: Oh, how we are going to hurt each other. Each
- At the snowy summit of all these things, however, is the fact that you simply cannot go about locking your siblings in towers when they… All
- Oh, quit that. Blushing is for virgins and Christians. Blushing
- Love rarely waits for permission. Inspirational
- Magic does that. It wastes you away. Once it grips you by the ear, the real world gets quieter and quieter, until you can hardly… All
- You will always go into that tent. You will see her scar and wonder where she got it. You will always be amazed at how… All
- No, not like this, when I have not seen you without your skin on, when I know nothing, when I am not safe. Not you,… All
- You are going to break your promise. I understand. And I hold my hands over the ears of my heart, so that I will not… Betrayal
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