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The Gilded Wolves

Roshani Chokshi

Top 10 Best Quotes

“Make yourself a myth and live within it, so that you belong to no one but yourself.”

“History is a myth shaped by the tongues of conquerors.”

“When you are who they expect you to be, they never look too closely. If you're furious, let it be fuel.”

“Nothing but a symbol? People die for symbols. People have hope because of symbols. They're not just lines. They're histories, cultures, traditions, given shape.”

“Wolves were everywhere. In politics, on thrones, in beds. They cut their teeth on history and grew fat on war.”

“Fear grew in places unlit by knowledge”

“What would friendship entail? Well, on Wednesdays, we sacrifice a cat to Satan”

“Her mother's voice rang in her ears: 'Don't capture their hearts. Steal their imagination. It's far more useful.”

“I don't want to be their equal. I don't want them to look us in the eye. I want them to look away, to blink harshly, as if they'd stared at the sun itself. I don't want them standing across from us. I want them kneeling.”

“Lust is safer than love, but both can ruin you.”

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