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“He liked such sharpness, for there was nothing in him that had any blood you might spill.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“This is where you belong. This is where you were meant to bloom. Don't roll your eyes, Galaxy. Not every flower belongs in every garden.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ninth House

“It all had a classy, run-down look, like a place to be aesthetically killed by a really famous poltergeist.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Call Down the Hawk

“There had been a time when words had been the only place he could find solace. No book ever lost patience with him or told him to sit still. When his tutors had thrown up their hands in frustration, it was the library that had taught Nikolai military history, strategy, chemistry, astronomy. Each spine had been an open door away whispering, Come in, come in. Here is the land you’ve never seen before. Here is a place to hide when you’re frightened, to play when you’re bored, to rest when the world seems unkind.”
― Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars