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“That was the hardest part of being plunged into a world where magic is possible. It made you wonder if everything was.”

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“Growing up, his parents had written off his dreams as simply an effect of his reading too many novels, disappearing for hours…

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“It was cowardice, he knew, but cowardice came so much easier than hope. And”

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“It does nothing to dwell on what’s been taken from you,” he snarled. “Nothing.”

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“This woman, who is a force of nature. Who bends the world instead of bending for it.”

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“Let them think what they want was a thought that visited him with far less frequency and force than They see you…

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“What she needs are stories. Stories are a way to preserve one's self. To be remembered. And to forget. Stories come in…

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“It was better not to care—Lila tried not to care—but sometimes, people got in. Like a knife against armor, they found the…

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“To clever plans,' said Kell, toasting his brother. 'And dashing princes.' 'To masked magicians,' said Rhy, swiping the wine. 'To mad ideas.'…

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“Rhy watched his brother move toward her as naturally as if the world had simply tipped. For Kell, apparently, it had”

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“Names are important,” she said, twirling the cord. “Mine is Ojka, and I have orders to keep you out.” Beyond the doors,…

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“He didn’t want to rule the world. He only wanted to save it. Athos”

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“There were a hundred shades between a truth and lie, and she knew them all.”

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“This is why I drink.” Lenos”

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“People spoke of love as if it were an arrow. A thing that flew quick, and always found its mark.”

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“Bad ideas are my favorite kind.”

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“There was an undeniable charm about the man, not merely the youthful airs of one who hadn’t seen the worst the world…

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“An exasperated sound escaped the man's throat. I don't know what it does, but it's...like you. And I don't mean pompous and…

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“Being put in a box in the ground was bad enough, but being entombed like this, with layers of stone between you…

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“Kings need not raise their voices to be heard.”

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“People are the most variable and important component in the equation of magic. Magic itself is, after all, a constant, a pure…

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“There are many shadows in the night.”

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“There was probably a spell, but Lila didn’t know it, and she was too tired to summon air or wood or anything…

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“Lila would rather steal a thing outright than be indebted to kindness.”

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“Kell looked down at Delilah Bard, a cutthroat and a thief, a valiant partner and a strange, terrifying girl. He would see…

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