“But she knew herself. Her body longed to feel pain, to exact it, but her mind feared it too much to allow herself the freedom to. Besides, her knuckles were already blistering from the beating they’d been taking for the better part of an hour. Without the gloves she’d have shattered a hand by now. Wouldn’t that be just like her. To fear pain so and yet stumble into it at every opportunity.” PainFearFear Of FailureSelf LoathingCharacterizationComplex CharactersEmotional TurmoilCharacter StudyPunching Bag Book:The Paragon Source: The Paragon
“She hadn’t understood loss until it had laid her to waste, and she feared what would become of her when she was again without purpose, left to the mercy of her own grief.” PurposeSufferingGriefGrief And LossStages Of GriefMid Life CrisisCharacter StudyLack Of Purpose Book:The Paragon Source: The Paragon
“One more death would make no difference. He was already damned. It was for his queen. It was for his queen.” WarriorDamnationProtectorSelf LoathingBodyguardMorally GreyComplex CharactersDamnedCharacter StudyMorally Bankrupt Book:The Paragon Source: The Paragon
“Though he was still young, the burden of succession weighed heavy on his shoulders—the lonely existence of a brilliant mind among the foolish. And in that moment, in a carefully calculated show of blatant insubordination, Isla Palik brought hope to the Tactician.” HopeLonelinessSuccessionStrategistHope For The FutureComplex CharactersBrilliant MindsCharacter StudyLonely At The TopTacticians Book:The Paragon Source: The Paragon
“Why was it that she’d never been able to find kinship with someone her age? Why was it that the few ties she fashioned always ended up coming undone by her own doing?” FriendshipLonelinessFriendship QuotesLonerCharacterizationFemale FriendshipComplex CharactersCharacter StudyFriends To Enemies Book:The Paragon Source: The Paragon
“She no longer felt quite so much like a sunflower always seeking the sun’s warmth, but rather like the moon—a perfect companion made to shine brighter in its presence.” InspirationalFriendshipBest FriendsSunflowerFemale FriendshipFemale FriendsEqualsCharacter GrowthCharacter StudySun And Moon Book:The Paragon Source: The Paragon
“These people couldn’t possibly doubt or worry or sulk. These people couldn’t possibly feel insecurity and shame and pain. These people liked to have fun, and so they did. Was it really that simple? Could she too reduce herself to such shallow waters and escape the depths that plagued her active mind? She was so intoxicated by the thought, that she’d convinced herself she could be like them.” FriendshipAnxietyCharacter DevelopmentSelf LoathingSelf DoubtComplex CharactersCharacter StudyNegative Self TalkAnxious People Book:The Paragon Source: The Paragon