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A review by laurla
The Uncrowned King by Michelle West
"there should have been rain, storm, something that showed the displeasure of the heavens at the unjust, the unfair, the unacceptable passing of a decent woman. there should have been mourning, and if not that, than at least weather drizzly and gray enough to keep people from good cheer and ease."
"loss - it was the worst thing. the thing she hated most. even speaking about it was somehow letting it in. but she discovered that the strength of her loss was selfish, centered around her own fear and her own rage; discovered, to her surprise and her dismay, that she was not the only member of Terafin that somehow felt a gesture must be made."
"do not fight in anger. you become anger's weapon; it is never yours."
"better to look like a fool than to be one."
"we all desire things that we feel in our hearts we should not desire. it isn't the desire that defines us. never that. it's only the action."
"to beat weaklings and fools is the sport of weaklings and fools."
"you no longer have the comfort of such naivete."
"perhaps this is the most important lesson you will learn from this. you have made the commitment; you must continue it now, with grace, and if you are not pleased with the commitment itself, learn from it for the future."
"loss - it was the worst thing. the thing she hated most. even speaking about it was somehow letting it in. but she discovered that the strength of her loss was selfish, centered around her own fear and her own rage; discovered, to her surprise and her dismay, that she was not the only member of Terafin that somehow felt a gesture must be made."
"do not fight in anger. you become anger's weapon; it is never yours."
"better to look like a fool than to be one."
"we all desire things that we feel in our hearts we should not desire. it isn't the desire that defines us. never that. it's only the action."
"to beat weaklings and fools is the sport of weaklings and fools."
"you no longer have the comfort of such naivete."
"perhaps this is the most important lesson you will learn from this. you have made the commitment; you must continue it now, with grace, and if you are not pleased with the commitment itself, learn from it for the future."