💬 Quotes

"There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for."

"The burned hand teaches best. After that, advice about fire goes to the heart."

"The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon."

"Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination."

"I will protect those who cannot protect themselves."

"A man’s character is not judged after he’s had a life of luxury, but rather after he has been tested in the fires of conflict."

"Someone has to start. Someone has to step forward and do what is right, because it is right."

"Sometimes a hypocrite is nothing more than a man in the process of changing."

"The only way to win is to become the monster the enemy fears."

"Gods do not give gifts. They only lend. And the interest is always paid in blood."

"You are not a person anymore, Rin. You are a weapon. And weapons do not get to have souls."

"To love is to be vulnerable. To be vulnerable is to be weak. And in this world, weakness is a death sentence."

"They didn't win because they were right. They won because they were more willing to commit atrocities than their enemy."

"The gods are not just, Rin. They are not kind. They are simply hungry."

"It’s not just about winning the crown; it’s about who you become once you’re wearing it."

"I was beginning to realize that being a princess wasn't just about the gowns and the jewels; it was about the weight of a country on your shoulders."

"Sometimes you have to break your own heart to do what's right for the people you love."

"The palace is a beautiful cage, but it's a cage nonetheless."

"You can’t just turn your heart off like a light switch, no matter how much you might want to."

"I didn't want to be a puppet in a game I didn't understand, but I was realizing that I was the one holding the strings."