Prophecy is a tricky thing, I have learned, full of edges and secret meanings and mischief. Prophecy can feel like the betrayal of a dear friends, the disappointment of a lifetime, the hope of a nation.
Rae CarsonThat queen of yours played me like a vihuela, didn't she?
Rae CarsonI knew someday you would realize your worth. Your worthiness.'
I shake my head. 'Oh Ximena, he was right to choose me but not becuase of my worth...You, Cosme, Hector...were already willing to be heroes. But I would have done nothing, become nothing, were it not for this thing inside me. So you see, God picked me becuase I was unworthy.
Peace is such hard work. Harder than war. It takes way more effort to forgive than to kill.
Rae CarsonTag: peace war forgiveness killing
Mara hurries over and takes my hands. "Er, congratulations on your pending nuptials?"
I whisper, "He'll be so angry when he learns I have engaged us without his knowledge.
I don’t care if it’s Twilight or Fifty Shades or War and Peace - Never let someone make you ashamed of what you love to read!
Rae CarsonTag: love-to-read
We'll carry you for a bit. It's our turn.
Rae CarsonJust... resting eyes. Heal me tomorrow. If I'm not..."
Belen slaps her awake again.
"I hate you," she says.
"Yes," he agrees solemnly. "For years now.
I cover his hand with my own: "The Champion must not waver," he says in my ear. "Yea, though SHE pass through the shadow of darkness, SHE shall not fear, for God's righteous right hand shall sustain her and give her new life triumphant.
Rae CarsonTag: young-adult-fantasy
Blessed is he who walks the path of God. He shall stray neither to the left nor the right, for the righteous right hand guides him for all days.
Rae CarsonTag: young-adult-fantasy
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