Roque Quotes

“Roque always did dress up a place. Unfortunately he's got the taste of a ninety-year-old orchestra first chair.”
― Pierce Brown, Morning Star

“I worked at three high altitude professional astronomy sites. My ranking for the biological toxicity of those sites is: 1) Mauna Kea. 2) Kitt Peak. 3) Roque de los Muchachos.”
― Steven Magee

“Home isn't where you're from, it's where you find light when all grows dark."
Roque (Golden Son)”
― Pierce Brown, Golden Son

“In what world should you be afraid of me?”
― Pierce Brown, Golden Son

“When he grabs me in a skeletal embrace, a hug so hard it hurts, I know who he is.

A silent sob escapes my chest.

He is quiet as he hugs me. Then his body shudders. Except these shudders come from joy, not pain.

Roque lives.

"My brother," he sobs. "My brother."

"I thought you were dead," I tell him as I clutch his delicate frame. "Roque, I thought you were dead." I clasp him to me. His hair is so thin. I feel his bones through his clothing. He's like a wet rag around my armor.

"Brother," he says. "I knew you would come back. I knew it in my heart. This place was hollow without you." He grins at me with such pride. "How you now fill it.”
― Pierce Brown, Red Rising