We all have bad things inside us, and we all choose either to give in to those bad things or to fight them.
P. C. CastWhat more could you want? How about dominion over this 'beautiful place'? Beauty doesn't last. Friends and family decay. Power is the only thing that goes on forever." Jack answered with his gut. "No, love goes on forever.
P. C. CastI've bespelled this locket, for you; my own, my mate. The day has come when death forced us to part. You must know that I for you, forever, I shall wait. So until we meet again I hold your love safely within my heart. Remember, your oath was to temper strength with mercy. No matter how long apart we shall be, I hold you to that oath eternally... eternally...
P. C. CastHow will it ever be bearable, Priestess?โ His voice was rough. He sounded completely broken. โYouโll see her again. Sheโs with Nyx now. Sheโll either wait for you in the Goddessโs meadow, or sheโll be reborn and her soul will find you again during this lifetime. You can bear it because you know that spirit never really ends-we never really end.
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