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When you speak the future, you shape the future.

— Naomi Novik Scholomance fantasy series (2020)

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But the world I wanted wasn't the world I lived in, and if I would do nothing until I could repair every terrible thing at once, I would do nothing forever.

Spinning Silver (2018)

All of magic essentially involves sneaking something you want past reality while it’s distracted and looking the other way.

Scholomance fantasy series (2020)

But hope is good strong drink, especially when you can get someone else to buy it for you.

Scholomance fantasy series (2020)

A robber who steals a knife and cuts himself cannot cry out against the woman who kept it sharp.

Spinning Silver (2018)

Thrice, mortal maiden,” in a rhyme almost like a song, “Thrice you shall turn silver to gold for me, or be changed to ice yourself.

Spinning Silver (2018)

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You can never plan the future by the past.

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If we don’t care about our past we can’t have very much hope for our future.

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