Amari Quotes

“I rest my forehead against hers, and we sit in a comfortable silence, translating our love through touch. The Princess and the Warrior, I decide in my head. When they tell the story of tomorrow, that is what they shall call it.”
― Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone

“Those are Father's words, Inan. His decisions. Not yours. We are our own people. We make our own choices.”
― Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone

“When the elders built this place, it was only bare mountaintops.' I look to the crowd. 'It didn't become a home because they filled it with towers. It became a home because they built it together. This land, these temples--they're not what matters. As long as we have each other, we will carry Orisha in our veins. No one can ever take that away.”
― Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Virtue and Vengeance