I am more afraid of these clear skies than I’ve ever been of any storm.
-- Harp Oletsky

Importance: This line captures how apparent blessing becomes a source of dread when it isolates a family from the suffering around them. It frames the novel’s uncanny wheat and tall light as moral pressure rather than simple miracle.

You are the limit, Miss Oletsky.
-- Atonina Rossi

Importance: The Antidote names Dell as a boundary against violence, praising her courage while also acknowledging the danger that courage invites. The moment ties protection to bodily risk and shows how safety in Uz depends on improvised guardians rather than institutions.

No, girl. I won’t run again,' she said.
-- Antonina Rossi

Importance: The Antidote’s refusal to flee reveals how her survival has become tethered to a long hope of recovery and recognition. It shows that her stubbornness is not pride but a decision to stop letting terror dictate her life.

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-- Asphodel “Dell” Oletsky