The Bone Witch

Then perhaps we should carve a world one day where the strength lies in who you are, rather than in what they expect you to be.

Sometimes it is good to remind ourselves how bitterness tastes.

We can endure any amount of sadness for the people we love.

There is no greater strength than the ability to understand and accept your own flaws.” “Are

You can be the most powerful witch in the land, but you will always have a weakness, and that will always make you believe you have no power when someone exploits it. There is no greater strength than the ability to understand and accept your own flaws.

The city rich are not like bees in a hive that work together to share honey for all. The city rich are like the jungle apes; they show off their red bottoms and beat their chests because they fear to be culled from the herd if they show weakness.

Let me be clear: I never intended to raise my brother from his grave, though he may claim otherwise.

Never give your heartglass away to anyone. Anyone else versed in magic can do you harm with it. People will never be what you make of them, but at least your own heart stays yours and true.

But I feel so helpless.” “That is usually the rule when you are taken advantage of. You can be the most powerful witch in the land, but you will always have a weakness, and that will always make you believe you have no power when someone exploits it. There is no greater strength than the ability to understand and accept your own flaws.” “Are

Then perhaps we should carve a world one day where the strength lies in who you are rather than in what they expect you to be.

When people cut us, we are expected to do only two things: smile and bleed.

You think in the same way men drink, Tea,” my father once said, “far too much—under the delusion it is too little.

but sometimes I think I need to remember who I was to have an idea of who I should be.

Everyone is a puzzle, Tea, made of interlocking tiles you must piece together to form a picture of their souls. But to successfully build them, you must have an idea of their strengths as well as their weaknesses. We all have them, even me.

The first are performing asha, known for their dancing and their singing, though their magic may be weaker than others. The second are fighting asha, known for their magic and their prowess, though they may not be the most gracious of hosts. The third are Dark asha like us, the strongest of them all.

Everyone is believed to have two faces—one they show to the public and one they wear in private. The first face is their shaxsiat, or their honor. The second face is their ehteram, their dignity.