# Girls of Paper and Fire
Author:: Natasha Ngan
## Highlights
> Then the shaman reaches into the air where the fire had been for the object floating in its wake: a small, egglike golden pendant. But the pendant isn’t what’s important. What’s important is what the pendant hides within. The baby’s fate. My fate. Our kingdom believes words have power. That the characters of our language can bless or curse a life. Inside the pendant is a single character. One word that we believe will reveal a person’s true destiny—and if my life will be blessed, as my parents hoped when they saved for my ceremony, or whether my fate is something far darker. Cursed years to be played out in fire and shadow. In six months, when I turn eighteen, the pendant will open and its answer will finally be revealed. ([Location 103](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B079RCLL3D&location=103))
> The best sex is natural. Instinctive. It’s about letting go, not running through a list of actions in your mind. That’s why I hate all these formalities and etiquette. They spoil it—the rawness. The passion.” She pauses. “Think of it as a simple case of action and reaction. Touch and response.” ([Location 1966](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B079RCLL3D&location=1966))
> We might be Paper Girls, easily torn and written upon. The very title we’re given suggests that we are blank, waiting to be filled. But what the Demon King and his court do not understand is that paper is flammable. And there is a fire catching among us. ([Location 3673](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B079RCLL3D&location=3673))
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Title: Girls of Paper and Fire
Author: Natasha Ngan
Tags: readwise, books
date: 2024-01-30
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# Girls of Paper and Fire
Author:: Natasha Ngan
## AI-Generated Summary
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## Highlights
> Then the shaman reaches into the air where the fire had been for the object floating in its wake: a small, egglike golden pendant. But the pendant isn’t what’s important. What’s important is what the pendant hides within. The baby’s fate. My fate. Our kingdom believes words have power. That the characters of our language can bless or curse a life. Inside the pendant is a single character. One word that we believe will reveal a person’s true destiny—and if my life will be blessed, as my parents hoped when they saved for my ceremony, or whether my fate is something far darker. Cursed years to be played out in fire and shadow. In six months, when I turn eighteen, the pendant will open and its answer will finally be revealed. ([Location 103](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B079RCLL3D&location=103))
> The best sex is natural. Instinctive. It’s about letting go, not running through a list of actions in your mind. That’s why I hate all these formalities and etiquette. They spoil it—the rawness. The passion.” She pauses. “Think of it as a simple case of action and reaction. Touch and response.” ([Location 1966](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B079RCLL3D&location=1966))
> We might be Paper Girls, easily torn and written upon. The very title we’re given suggests that we are blank, waiting to be filled. But what the Demon King and his court do not understand is that paper is flammable. And there is a fire catching among us. ([Location 3673](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B079RCLL3D&location=3673))