Aisha Pectyo

“For the greatest crime of the poor in the eyes of the wealthy has always been to strike back. To fail to suffer in silence and instead disrupt their lives and their fantasies of a compassionate society that coincidentally set them on top. To say no.”
― S.A. Chakraborty, The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

“Being wise, apparently, was not knowing a lot of things, but knowing all the things you didn’t know. It was dreadful. She felt very sorry for all the wise people of the world.”
― Heather Fawcett, The Grace of Wild Things

“It is nearly impossible to be sad when eating a blueberry muffin. I’m pretty sure that’s a scientific fact.”
― T. Kingfisher, A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking

“An astronomer. I never thought I’d say this, but we need one.”
― Samantha Shannon, A Day of Fallen Night