Felicity ignores us. She walks out to them, an apparition in white and blue velvet, her head held high as they stare in awe at her, the goddess. I don't know yet what power feels like. But this is surely what it looks like, and I think I'm beginning to understand why those ancient women had to hide in caves. Why our parents and suitors want us to behave properly and predictably. It's not that they want to protect us; it's that they fear us. Libba Bray
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  1. I love you for who you are, not who the world thinks you should be.
  2. But we can't go back. We can only go forward.
  3. I run after her, not really giving chase. I’m running because I can, because I must. Because I want to see how far I can go before I have to stop.
  4. You can never know about about your own destiny: are the people you meet there to play a part on your oun destiny, or do you exist just to play a role in theirs?
  5. I know because I read... Your mind is not a cage. It's a garden. And it requires cultivating.
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