Kara Dalkey > Quotes

“Why would our brains have this capacity to sense the oneness of the universe, a sense that can be induced in many ways, even technological, if that capacity did not reflect an external reality?”
― Kara Dalkey, Firebirds Soaring: An Anthology of Original Speculative Fiction

“He slowly reached up and ran a finger along the hem of my sleeve. 'You are a mortal'

'And I see little advantage in it.'

His gaze met mine. 'You are beautiful.'

I felt very strange. The world seemed to turn sideways. Now it was I who could not speak.

'We have been friends so long,' he went on. 'Surely our fates are now entwined and we will meet again.'

'Perhaps so,' I said at last. 'But you are immortal. You need not leave your life to see me in a new one.'

'I am a tengu,' he sighed. 'Only a tengu. We do not...mortals and we can't...I can only be your friend.'

'You have been a very good friend.'

'I want to marry you”
― Kara Dalkey, Little Sister

“I want to marry you.”
― Kara Dalkey, Little Sister

“What is the matter with you, woman?!”
― Kara Dalkey, The Heavenward Path

“The moon has withdrawn behind a kicho of mist. Must she be so formal? Are others, elsewhere, welcomed in behind her screen as ardent lovers? I am jealous.”
― Kara Dalkey, Little Sister

“Being without one's family is the worst poverty”
― Kara Dalkey, Little Sister