Libba Bray, The Sweet Far Thing Quotes
And that is how change happens. One gesture. One person. One moment at a time.
Peace is not happenstance. It is a living fire that must be fed constantly. It must be tended to with vigilance, else it dies out.
You must remember, my dear lady, the most important rule of any successful illusion: First, the people must want to believe in it.
But the past cannot be changed, and we carry our choices with us, forward, into the unknown. We can only move on.
There is an ancient tribal proverb I once heard in India. It says that before we can see properly we must first shed our tears to clear the way.
When she can't bring me to heal with scolding, she bends me to shape with guilt.
Our mouths and bodies speak for us in a new language as the trees shake loose a rain of petals that stick to our slickness like skins we will wear forever. And just like that, I am changed.
But if we are to remain a great empire, we must have a greater understanding of the hearts and minds of others.
War." Gorgon spits the word. "That is what they call it to give the illusion of honor and law. It is chaos. Madness and blood and the hunger to win. It has always been thus and shall always be so.
Power changes everything till it is difficult to say who are the heroes and who the villains.
There is a time in every life when paths are chosen, character is forged. I could have chosen a different path. But I didn’t. I failed myself.
She shrieks above the din. "If you wish a battle, I shall give it. I am the last of my kind. I shall not lie down without a fight.
If you would understand the present, you must come to know the past.
And please, stay away from those books you devour. They are putting the most fantastical tales into your head.