• the poppy war K.F kuang 25.04.26 – 17.05.26

“i have become something wonderful, she thought. I have become something terrible. was she now a goddess or a monster? perhaps neither. perhaps both.”

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"power dictates acceptability”

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“supernatural is a word for anything that doesn't fit your present understanding of the world.”

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“but how does the existence or nonexistence of the gods affect me? why does it matter how the universe came to be?"

"because you're part of it. because you exist. and unless you want to only ever be a tiny modicum of existence that doesn't understand its relation to the grander web of things, you will explore.”

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“she began to burn herself again. she found release in the pain; it was comforting, familiar. it was a trade-off she was well used to. success required sacrifice. sacrifice meant pain. pain meant success.”

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“what does it matter? they’re coming, and we’re staying, and at the end of the day whoever is alive is the side that wins. war doesn’t determine who’s right. war determines who remains.”

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“'you're so much stronger than I am' said altan. then he let her go."