His smile is like the sun rising huge and bright over the Siera Sangre.
Rae Carson
Honor from death, I snap, is a myth. Invented by the war torn to make sense of the horrific. If we die, it will be so that others may live. Truly honorable death, the only honorable death, is one that enables life.
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The mind of God is a mystery and none can understand it.
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romance
.. Alone is such a nebulous state when one is queen.
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Walking away from my desert companions feels like cutting off a limb. How does one say good-bye to an arm? One doesn't, I suppose. One pretends it isn't happening.
sad
Later, when we've found this mysterious ship of Hector's and are safely away, when I have time to rest and worry and a quiet corner to hide in, I will coldly remember that being a queen means being strategic. And I will imagine sending off the man I love to marry my sister. I'll rehearse it in my head, maybe. Get used to the feeling.
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From the mouths of the innocents flows truth.
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His Majesty, may he live forever and prosper greatly.. His Majesty, may sun finches warble sweet melodies in his ear.. His Majesty, may orchids bloom in the wake of his passing.. His Majesty, may minstrels compose epics at the sound of his glorious name.. His Majesty, may his magnificent sword shatter the breasts of his enemies..
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One thing I have learned from many years of watching my father is that some people, the best ones, are motivated more by the chance to prove themselves than by a command to serve. It is the work itself that calls them onward, especially if they believe they are the only ones who can do it.
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