Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us."


“I have loved you all my life, Mal,” I whispered through my tears. “There is no end to our story.”
― Siege and Storm
― Siege and Storm

“The moment our lips met, I knew with pure and piercing certainty that I would have waited for him forever.”
― Shadow and Bone
― Shadow and Bone

“I missed you every hour. And you know what the worst part was? It caught me completely by surprise. I'd catch myself just walking around to find you, not for any reason, just out of habit, because I'd seen something that I wanted to tell you about or because I wanted to hear your voice. And then I'd realize that you weren't there anymore, and every time, every single time, it was like having the wind knocked out of me. I've risked my life for you. I've walked half the length of Ravka for you, and I'd do it again and again and again just to be with you, just to starve with you and freeze with you and hear you complain about hard cheese every day. So don't tell me why we don't belong together," he said fiercely.”
― Shadow and Bone
― Shadow and Bone

“He tapped the sun over his heart. "I came here for you. You're my flag. You're my nation.”
― Siege and Storm
― Siege and Storm
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