Book detail: The Drowned Cities: Number 2 in series is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.
This book is the second installment in a series, exploring themes of survival, loyalty, and the harsh realities of war through the eyes of its young protagonists.
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“If I cared for human approval, I would have been dead long ago.”
“Debts are a heavy burden. Throw them off, and you walk free.”
“Suicide is not something I owe you or yours.”
“They’d blame a castoff just for breathing. You could be good as gold and they’d still blame you.”
“Some things, it was better not to think about. It just made you mad and angry.”
“When you were alone in the rising ocean, you grabbed whatever raft passed by.”
“I do not fight battles that cannot be won. Do not confuse that with cowardice.”