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“I survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me.”

“It’s much easier to tell yourself you’re a good person than it is to actually be one.”

"Knives cannot be fools," Terren spat. "Swords do not know the concept of hate. A sharp enough edge does not fear being deceived, and a strong enough weapon does not need to think to win."

Some moments sift away, gone before they have a chance to begin. A lot of my childhood feels like that, empty or hollow. My youth is a collection of snapshots depicting the worst times.

Of course, that was an issue in and of itself, because I constantly wished for things that weren't compatible with my destiny. I wished to travel. I wished to laugh. I wished for ballads and dances and tales. I wished for a life that I couldn't have, which was, apparently my greatest flaw.

Life was a gamble. One never knew what tomorrow would bring. That shouldn't make her afraid to live though.

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