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“And it seems as though I ought to think it through, learn who I am again, before I’m fit company for everyone else.”
― Rae Carson, The Bitter Kingdom

“Dilley’s the kind of fellow who feels that being a white man makes him better at everything than everyone who isn’t. And if the facts prove otherwise, he’ll try to destroy the facts.”
― Rae Carson, Like a River Glorious

“I am wide-eyed in the dark all night,”
― Rae Carson, The Bitter Kingdom

“What are you doing here again, Frank?�� I ask, my hand twitching next to my holster. “Did you come to buy our claims already?��

Because if he has, I’ve got a mother lode of no for him.”
― Rae Carson, Like a River Glorious

“Kylo really hated that ship.”
― Rae Carson, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

“He has the look of one with a mighty mind, whose thoughts spin hidden beneath the impassive surface.”
― Rae Carson, The Girl of Fire and Thorns

“They day of victory is at hand. The day of revenge”
― Rae Carson, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

“Do you miss home, Elisa?”
― Rae Carson, The Girl of Fire and Thorns

“Rey unhooked Luke’s reforged lightsaber from her utility belt.”
― Rae Carson, The Rise of Skywalker

“I have just ordered that innocent people be hurt, for my own political advantage. What kind of person does that?”
― Rae Carson, The Crown of Embers

“The thing is, Lee, there’s always going to be men like that in the world.�� “And your point is?�� “We can’t make that problem go away forever.�� “When you’re hungry, and you eat, do you expect your hunger to go away forever? When you’re sick, and you go to a doctor”—I point to Jasper—“do you expect to stay well forever? Of course not.”
― Rae Carson, Into the Bright Unknown

“Mostly, though, I want to see it because during the last year I have learned, through much heartbreak, that the things people work hardest to keep me ignorant of are the things most worth pursuing.”
― Rae Carson, The Bitter Kingdom

“Merci. Danke. Thank you. It’s a good thing there are lots of ways to say such an important thing.”
― Rae Carson, Walk on Earth a Stranger

“A whole new Elisa.”
― Rae Carson, The Bitter Kingdom

“How long do you think it will take us to cross?�� Jefferson asks.

“According to the Major, about three and a half days,�� I say, looking at the sky. “It’s Monday afternoon. Maybe we’ll be across by Thursday at sunrise.��

He whistles. “I was happier before I knew that.��

“Think of it this way: Once we cross, we’re in California. Give or take a mountain range or two.��

Therese says, “Then we’re practically almost there.”
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“I’m beautiful to the one person who matters.”
― Rae Carson, The Bitter Kingdom

“I think sometimes when we find love we pretend it away, or ignore it, or tell ourselves we’re imagining it. Because it’s the most painful kind of hope there is. It can be ripped away so easily. By indifference. By death.”
― Rae Carson, The Bitter Kingdom

“Don’t be daft. I love you.”
― Rae Carson, The Bitter Kingdom

“But no one here understands…except Kylo Ren. If the son of Han and Leia can be turned, can’t any of us?”
― Rae Carson, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

“words. “I think sometimes when we find love we pretend it away, or ignore it, or tell ourselves we’re imagining it. Because it’s the most painful kind of hope there is. It can be ripped away so easily. By indifference. By death.”
― Rae Carson, The Bitter Kingdom

“loved Han Solo.”
― Rae Carson, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

“It seems I am destined to spend a lot of time in sewers.”
― Rae Carson, The Bitter Kingdom

“Jefferson and I bring up the rear, leading the wagon, which is loaded with our bags, and Peony and Sorry, who seem relieved to be let out of the stable. It’s our first private moment together since the walk back to Portsmouth Square the other day.

“I think Becky’s forgotten about the wedding dress,�� I tell him. Softly, so there’s no chance of Becky overhearing.

“Not a chance,�� he says.

“How can you be sure?��

“Well, this is Becky we’re talking about.��

“Good point.��

“Also, she asked Henry if he’d be willing to help me find a proper suit.��

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“I tried to dissuade him, but without luck. He knows just the place. And he’s certain he knows just the color for me.��

“What color is that?��

“I’m pretty sure he said plum.��

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“Plum. Which, until that moment, I could have sworn was a fruit.��

I want to ask if any other colors were mentioned, but it’s a very short parade route and we have arrived at our destination, which is the Charlotte.”
― Rae Carson, Into the Bright Unknown

“If you wish to be Joya’s queen in spirit as well as name, you can make it happen, but you must make your own decisions regarding your place there.”
― Rae Carson, The Girl of Fire and Thorns

“think sometimes when we find love we pretend it away, or ignore it, or tell ourselves we’re imagining it. Because it’s the most painful kind of hope there is. It can be ripped away so easily.”
― Rae Carson, The Bitter Kingdom

“Becky jumps up from the table, the one that made it here all the way from Chattanooga. Her red-checked tablecloth is spread across it just so, the corners perfectly aligned, and a vase full of purple alpine rises from the center. It’s like God dropped a tiny tavern right into the middle of the wilderness”
― Rae Carson, Like a River Glorious

“Sometimes it's better not to know the odds.”
― Rae Carson, Most Wanted

“Truly, my bed is the greatest place in the world.”
― Rae Carson, The Crown of Embers

“She reminds me of my sister, with the same subte grace and serene composure that elevates a pretty woman to true beauty.”
― Rae Carson, The Girl of Fire and Thorns

“I can heal." the words are out of my mouth before I think to censor them.

'What? You can?" His green eyes narrow. "You never said."

I stick a finger in his chest. "You. Never. Asked."
His brief moment of startlement dissolves into desperate laughter.
"And yet you can't even call your stone's fire, which is the easiest, most basic power. You might be a worse failure than even me.”
― Rae Carson , The Crown of Embers