And Robin found it incredible, how this country, whose citizens prided themselves so much on being better than the rest of the world, could not make it through an afternoon tea without borrowed goods.

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And Robin found it incredible, how this country, whose citizens prided themselves so much on being better than the rest of the world, could not make it through an afternoon tea without borrowed goods.
”He loves her laugh; that sharp, sudden sound; the cynical laugh that always comes too quick, like it’s ripped out of her. He loves her quick, confident grin. He loves her resilience, her bravery, even her impulsiveness.
She’s everything he’s not: unbound, reckless, free. He’s never known anyone like her. She terrifies him, and he loves her so much it hurts.”
- The Drowning Faith, R. F. Kuang
@ fictionnet event II: quotes
— The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
@librarysource event ii: characters of color — EVELYN HUGO.
you can’t tell a single thing about a person’s true character if you both want the same thing. that’s like a dog and a cat getting along because they both want to kill the mouse.
If there is only to be one more tale tonight, let it be the one about the storyteller who changed her fate with her fables. Let it be a story about stories and the power they have to sway mortal hearts.
@litofcolournet event 1 — characters of colour: evelyn hugo.
“Evelyn, who was your great love? You can tell me.” “Celia St. James.”