Lara

“Back in 1415, Prince Henry and his brothers had convinced their father, King John of Portugal, to capture the principal Muslim trading depot in the western Mediterranean: Ceuta, on the northeastern tip of Morocco. These brothers were envious of Muslim riches, and they sought to eliminate the Islamic middleman so that they could find the southern source of gold and Black captives.”
― Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

“Jasper has turned her life into his own, his pen distorting her truth. She feels like a pulled flower, its roots severed.”
― Elizabeth Macneal, Circus of Wonders

“I don't think murder is an appropriate reaction to disappointment.”
― Vera Brosgol, Anya's Ghost

“Dark doings," Ingold added. The way he pronounced dark as dahhhk was so pure that I had an involuntary urge to snatch up the teapot and find a harbor to dump it in.”
― T. Kingfisher