Because that which was new was almost always temporary. And that which was temporary broke your heart.
MagnusI've known parabatai so close they were almost the same person; do you know what happens, when one of them dies, to the one that's left-
MagnusMove it along, teenagers. The only person who gets to canoodle in my bedroom is my magnificent self.
MagnusThe biggest thing you can give a kid is self-esteem, so that they're not shy to do different things.
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