Victoria Aveyard

“I’m never getting better, Mare. I’m never going to feel better. I can’t let her hope for that, not when I know it’ll never happen. Do you understand?”

All too well, Dad.

I cannot slip. Not now, not ever. I’m one of them. I’m special. I’m an accident. I’m a lie. And my life depends on maintaining the illusion.

And even sparks burn.

Revolution needs a spark,

He saved me, he brought me home, he broke the rules for me. And he’s a merciless soldier, the heir to a bloody throne.

She’s beating us without firing a shot or drawing a blade. Words are all she needs.

Anyone can betray anyone

“It’s not my fault you were stupid enough to play along,”

“The truth is what I make it. I could set this world on fire and call it rain.”