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But I had not known that I was strong enough to do any of those things until they were over and I had done them. I had to do the work first, not knowing.

— Naomi Novik Spinning Silver (2018)

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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