Daughter of Smoke and Bone

“Oh, it’s not magic. The wishes don’t really come true.”“Then why do it?”She shrugged. “Hope? Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there’s no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic.”

“Your soul sings to mine. My soul is yours, and it always will be, in any world. No matter what happens—”

“You were true to her, even if she was not to you. Never repent of your own goodness, child. To stay true in the face of evil is a feat of strength.”