“Why did it have to be us?" Raziel said. "It is always us," Alicia replied after a moment. "Every hardship is borne by us. If it wasn't you and I, it would be someone else, but it would still be us. Humanity, cursed with the burden of suffering, blessed with the very same. That is life, and we will always bear that burden, us humans. It will be heavier at times, more manageable at others, but it always falls to us to bear it.” QuotesWorryFantasyFateThoughtsDeep Book:A Canticle of War Source: A Canticle of War
“She glared at him, and in her eyes he could see her storm, more furious and sorrowful and terrified than he had ever seen her before. It took all of his will to turn away and walk toward the seething city.” WorryPowerFantasyEmotionalEmotionsQuoteDark Fantasy Book:The Aria of Steel Trilogy Source: The Aria of Steel Trilogy