“The Exiled Queen” by Cinda Williams Chima - Quodid

Adulthood slipped up on you. It was forced on you whether you liked it or not.

—Cinda Williams Chima in The Exiled Queen

choice adulthood

Grief was like that. It gradually faded into a dull ache, until some simple sight or sound or scent hit him like a hammer blow.

—Cinda Williams Chima in The Exiled Queen

It's not enough to know right from wrong. You need the strength to do what's right, even when what you want most in the world is the wrong thing.

—Cinda Williams Chima in The Exiled Queen

And, like a fool, she kissed him back. Kissed him in a way that would leave no doubt about the way she felt about him. Kissed him because she knew the chances were slim she'd have very many kisses like that in her lifetime.

—Cinda Williams Chima in The Exiled Queen

About Cinda Williams Chima

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Cinda Williams Chima (born 1952) is a New York Times bestselling author of young adult fantasy, best known for The Heir Chronicles, The Seven Realms and The Shattered Realm series.

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