

“Nothing is written," said the Phoenix. "You humans always think you're destinied for greatness. Destiny is a myth. Destiny is the only myth. The gods choose nothing. You chose. You chose to take the exam. You chose to come to Sinegard. You chose to pledge Lore, you chose to study the paths of the gods, and you chose to follow your commander's demands over your master's warnings. At every critical juncture you were given an option; you were given a way out. Yet you picked precisely the roads that led you here. You are at this temple, kneeling before me, only because you wanted to be.”
― The Poppy War
― The Poppy War

“Robin saw a great spider¡¯s web in his mind then. Cotton from India to Britain, opium from India to China, silver becoming tea and porcelain in China, and everything flowing back to Britain. It sounded so abstract ¨C just categories of use, exchange, and value ¨C until it wasn¡¯t; until you realized the web you lived in and the exploitations your lifestyle demanded, until you saw looming above it all the spectre of colonial labour and colonial pain. ¡®It¡¯s sick,¡¯ he whispered. ¡®It¡¯s sick, it¡¯s so sick?.?.?.”
― Babel
― Babel

“When we're born. . . All of us. . . Are free. People who reject that, no matter how strong they are. . . Don't matter.”
― Attack on Titan, Vol. 4
― Attack on Titan, Vol. 4

“You can't change anything unless you can discard part of yourself too. To surpass monsters, you must be willing to abandon your humanity
- Armin Arlet”
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- Armin Arlet”
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“If I can't do it. . . I'll just die.
But if I win, I live.
If I don't fight, I can't win.”
― Attack on Titan, Vol. 2
But if I win, I live.
If I don't fight, I can't win.”
― Attack on Titan, Vol. 2
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