Aisha Pectyo

“This is how colonialism works. It convinces us that the fallout from resistance is entirely our fault, that the immoral choice is resistance itself rather than the circumstances that demanded it.”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel

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

“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

“No mere snowfall could keep her from enjoying this day, especially since the morning was starting with coffee—glorious coffee.”
― Juneau Black, Evergreen Chase