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“He turned to me, mischief glinting in his eyes. “How do they celebrate good fortune in Bharata? In Ujijain, we kiss.” “Look elsewhere.” “Are you sure? You spend an awful amount of time looking at my lips.” “That’s only because I’m horrified at the sheer idiocy of the words leaping out of them.”

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Book:A Crown of Wishes

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“True war isn’t philosophical.” “All war is philosophical. That’s why we call it war. Strip it of its paint and it’s nothing more than murder.”

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“Stop admiring the view,” he said. “Critiquing it.” “What do you find lacking? ” “Honor.” “Alas. I must have misplaced it.”

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“But for the first time, I wanted to believe in the things that outlasted us: the stories that came to life in a child’s head, the fear of the dark, the hunger to live. Those were the footsteps that not even Time could discover and erase, because they lived far out of reach, in the song of blood coursing through veins and in the quiet threads that made up dreams. I wanted to hold the hope of those tales within me and follow it like a lure all the way back to myself.”

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“Have some faith.” “Between faith and distrust, which one is more likely to keep you alive?” “And which one is more likely to let you experience living?” I threw up my hands. “Why is everything so philosophical with you?” He shrugged. “I like thinking.”

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“But Vikram had seen through every facet, holding me against the light as if I truly were translucent, and instead of making me feel as if I had been looked through and found wanting, I felt . . . seen.”

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“I never dared to hope for someone who challenged and respected me, knew me at my worst and still coaxed out my best. And yet I had found that in the unlikeliest of places and most inconvenient of people. Wasn’t that enough to fight for? Could I live with knowing that I’d left him standing in the shadows . . . waiting for me? I couldn’t. And that was all the answer I needed.”

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“He stared at me. “Are you done? ” “Yes.” “May I get up? ” “No.” “I see you like your men with their egos gutted.” “Only when I’m feeling generous.”

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“How do you feel? ” “Like I will die if I don’t eat this apple.” He considered this. “Then why don’t you bite it? See what happens.” “Are you mad? ” “I prefer curious.”

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