"Stay with the High Lord, human. You will be safe. Do not interfere; do not go looking for answers after today, or you will be devoured by the shadow over Prythian. He will shield you from it, so stay close to him, and all will be righted."

The world will be saved and remade by dreamers. AELIN GALATHYNIUS, THRONE OF GLASS

She was fire, and light, and ash, and embers. She was Aelin Fireheart, and she bowed for no one and nothing, save the crown that was hers by blood and survival and triumph. The Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J. Maas

“I am Bryce Quinlan,” she said to the Gate, to the void, to all of Hel behind it. Her voice was serene—wise and laughing. “Heir to the Starborn Fae.”

To look at the hardness of the world and choose, over and over, to love, to be kind. She had been always so full of light.

If I offer you the moon on a string, will you give me a kiss too?

Because when the legends get written, I didn't want to be remembered for standing on the sidelines.

I was not a pet, not a doll, not an animal. I was a survivor, and I was strong. I would not be weak or helpless again. I would not, could not be broken. Tamed.