Dani Francis

To the women who kick ass in this world. This is for every battle you’ve fought and every barrier you’ve shattered. You inspire me every day.

I grew up in pure, unceasing, suffocating darkness.

When you’re petrified on a daily basis as a child, there aren’t many things left to fear as an adult.

“The illusion of choice can be comforting to some people.”

In a world where alliances shift like sand in the wind, knowledge is power,

“I believe that humanity is wired for destruction no matter the environment. Old Era, New Era. Aberrant on top, Prime on top. We will always find a way to destroy ourselves. We’re a doomed species.”

“Maybe our choices are the catalysts that set the course of events in motion. Maybe our fate isn’t so much predetermined as it is influenced by the decisions we make.”

“You’re not timid or weak, Dove. You’re a firestorm, and you’re going to burn everything in your path if you don’t learn how to restrain yourself.”

There’s nothing more dangerous than a person whose loyalties shift like the wind.

“A dead General doesn’t dismantle the system. If you want to enact change, you need to do more than just take out the leader. You need to deprogram the minds. Root out the ideology.”