“That's where we have to go," said Kestrel, looking at the mountain. "Into the fire.”

— William Nicholson

Source: The "Wind on Fire" Trilogy (2000-2003), The Wind Singer (Book 1), p. 265

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British screenwriter, playwright and novelist 1948

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