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Love is one of the true mysteries, ' he said at last. 'The truest and the deepest of all. One thing, Maerad: to love is never wrong. It may be disastrous; it may never be possible; it may be the deepest agony. But it is never wrong.Alison Croggon
2
Not even I can see all ends, but I have been in this world long enough to know that a choice is not choice and breeds slow ills, even were it done for the highest reasons.Alison Croggon
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The only good thing about being frightened half to death, she thought, is that it makes me forget all about being seasick.Alison Croggon
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The weather was clear and still, and the countless stars opened above them, seeming like brilliant cold fruits that Maerad could simply pick out of the sky.Alison Croggon