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She knew when she was being insulted. She also knew that if she reacted with affront—like any man would react—the other mages would treat her as hysterical and too soft for the job.
“The highest cards have men on them.” María can see that. There are men holding clubs. Men holding swords. Men holding coins. Men holding cups. “Where are the women?” she asks, and Ysabel only laughs, as if it were a joke.”
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
“and it drives her mad, the idea that the shape of her body determines the shape her life must take. That her beauty is something she is expected to pass on instead of keep.”
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
“Because if love doesn't allow change, then what the fuck is that love worth?”
― To Clutch a Razor
― To Clutch a Razor
“One can be alone without feeling lonely,” she muses. “One can feel lonely without being alone.”
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
“What is the point, she thinks, of loving something you are doomed to lose? Of holding on to someone who cannot hold on to you?”
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
― Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
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