“A child comes into the world, and its father holds it close and thinks, If all goes as it should, I will die first. This one, I can love and never mourn for.”
― The Price of Spring
― The Price of Spring
“The worse things got, the more you needed to keep calm. Figure out what you had going for you.”
― An Inheritance of Magic
― An Inheritance of Magic
“No, he was angry because he wanted to help more, and he couldn't. Knowing that all you can give isn't enough is its own burden. That was all.”
― Babylon’s Ashes
― Babylon’s Ashes
“It is fear that drives such care, and I do not fear the worms.”
― Murtagh
― Murtagh
“von Osterlen was a pragmatic and intelligent woman. Such people rarely indulged in religious practice save what was required of them.”
― The Trials of Empire
― The Trials of Empire
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