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“Given a choice between my life and yours, I will choose mine. Every time. Without hesitation.”
― Rae Carson, The Crown of Embers

“You made me cut and dye my hair.鈥�
Surely he understands that we face greater problems? 鈥淚 thought it would greatly improve your looks,鈥� I snap.
鈥淪horn hair is a sign of shame. You humiliate me greatly.鈥�
鈥淚鈥檒l light a candle tonight in honor of your dead tresses.”
― Rae Carson, The Crown of Embers

“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.”
― Rae Carson, The Girl of Fire and Thorns

“Weren't you scared?" I ask.
"Yes. But it was a good scared."
"There's a good kind?"
"Oh, yes." Her voice drops so low I have to strain to hear. "Orlin made me scared all the time. Scared I would starve. Scared I would get too cold. Scared he would hurt me again or get so mad he'd throw me to one of the men. That was nasty bad scared." She pauses, scuffing her boots against the floor. "But you never hit me, even though I'm your slave... You always feed me. You call me my true name. Now when I'm scared, it's not because of meanness. And today, I chose my own scared. It's always a good scared, when you get to pick it your own self.”
― Rae Carson, The Bitter Kingdom

“Until recently, I believed all horses were alike. They鈥檝e been giant, four-footed animals with ugly dispositions and alarmingly large teeth for so long that it鈥檚 a bit startling to notice how different they are from each other. Mara鈥檚 mare, for instance, is a chestnut bay except for a wide white blaze down her nose that makes her seem perpetually surprised. My huge plodding mount is a dark brown near to black creature, with the most unruly mane I鈥檝e ever seen. Her shaggy forelock covers her right eye and reaches almost to her mouth.
Mara鈥檚 mare head-butts her in the chest. Grinning, Mara plants a kiss between her wide, dumb eyes, then murmurs something.
鈥淗ave you named her?鈥� I ask.
鈥淵es! Her name is Jasmine.鈥�
I grimace. 鈥淏ut jasmine is such a sweet, pretty flower.鈥�
Mara laughs. 鈥淗ave you named yours?鈥�
鈥淗er name is Horse.鈥�
She rolls her eyes. 鈥淚f you want to get along with your mount you have to learn each others鈥� languages. That means starting with a good name.鈥�
鈥淎ll right.鈥� I pretend to consider. 鈥淲hat about Imbecile? Or Poops A Lot?”
― Rae Carson, The Bitter Kingdom

“But none of it will be real. None of them will want me. My throne, yes. Prestige. A conquest. But not me.”
― Rae Carson, The Crown of Embers

“You must not lose faith, child. No matter what. Do not doubt God or his choosing of you. He knows infinitely more than we can imagine.”
― Rae Carson, The Girl of Fire and Thorns

“My supposed destiny can drown itself in the deepest part of the sea. Along with everyone else's plans for me.”
― Rae Carson, The Crown of Embers

“Thank you for lending me the use of your maid. I tragically lost my lady-in-waiting on our journey and found Cosme's presence such a comfort.”
― Rae Carson, The Girl of Fire and Thorns

“Hector, I have to ask. Do you want to be an emperor? Because I could make you one. You could be my equal in rank, with just as much authority. Trist谩n still owes me votes on the Quorum. We could ram an edict through鈥斺€�

鈥淣o need,鈥� he says, reaching up to brush my bottom lip with his thumb. 鈥淚鈥檓 a good leader, but you鈥檙e a great ruler. I am strong enough鈥攎an enough鈥攖o be subject to you.”
― Rae Carson, The Bitter Kingdom

“His gaze drops to my lips. "I shouldn't do this--"
"You really should." And I close the distance between us.”
― Rae Carson, The Crown of Embers

“His name was Humberto, and now you're just being petty.”
― Rae Carson, The Bitter Kingdom

“Murder is no less a crime when the victim is common born.”
― Rae Carson, The Bitter Kingdom

“Well, we'll have no more of such foolishness," I say harshly, to cover the wavering in my voice. "We're getting married, and that's that.”
― Rae Carson, The Bitter Kingdom

“One of the greatest frustrations about being the only chosen one in four generations is that there is no one to tell me what to do. I鈥檝e only centuries-old scripture to guide me, pored over by learned priests and eager revolutionaries who decide what those scriptures mean based on their own desperate hopes. None of them have felt God鈥檚 own power rippling through their bodies; none of them really know.

It seems to me that when God decided he wanted to communicate with humankind, he could have come up with a much better plan.”
― Rae Carson, The Bitter Kingdom

“Yes!" Belen raises his fist in a victory gesture. "We shall save the world from Invierne with slings!”
― Rae Carson, The Girl of Fire and Thorns

“I want to be queen of this great country not because someone is holding my hand,but because I can do it.Me.Elisa.”
― Rae Carson, The Crown of Embers

“Fury is like a monster inside me, the one thing in my life I've been unable to master. I sent up a quick prayer of apology. "I know you don't listen to me the way you listen to my sister. But I'm sorry just the same." And then, because I am me and not my sister, I add: "Of course if you would help me see the strength in her, or nudge her to be a little more useful, then I wouldn't have to be sorry." Very likely this is why my prayers are seldom answered. (Alodia speaking of her sister Elisa)”
― Rae Carson, The Shadow Cats

“I think you should do it," she said. "Fall hard and fast and don't think twice about getting hurt. Life's short, Kaira. Life's way too short. You gotta take the good when you can and that boy is about as good as it gets.”
― A.R. Kahler, Shades of Darkness

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