“You’re not weak because you can’t read. You’re weak because you’re afraid of people seeing your weakness. You’re letting shame decide who you are.”
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Leigh was born in Jerusalem, grew up in Southern California, and graduated from Yale University. These days she lives and writes in Los Angeles. ([source][1]) [1]: https://www.leighbardugo.com/about/
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“You’re not weak because you can’t read. You’re weak because you’re afraid of people seeing your weakness. You’re letting shame decide who you are.”
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“Sometimes the trick to getting the best of a situation was just to wait. If you didn’t like the weather, you didn’t rush into the storm—you waited until it changed. You found a way to keep f...”
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“Be the thing they all fear when they close their eyes at night.”
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“Kaz Brekker didn't need a reason. Those were the words whispered on the streets.”
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“"Who'd deny a poor cripple his cane?" "If the cripple is you, then any man with sense."”
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“He needed to tell her... What? That she was lovely and brave and better then anything he deserved. That he was twisted, crooked and wrong, but not so broken that he couldn't pull himself tog...”
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“She laughed. And if he could've bottled up the sound and gotten drunk on it every night, he would have.”
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