Jacqueline

“As long as we don't have magic, they will never treat us with respect. They need to know we can hit them back. If they burn our homes, we burn theirs, too.”
― Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone

“Good hearts don't leave scars like that.”
― Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone

“It avoids rather than hurts, it hurts rather than maims, it maims rather than kills—the staff does not destroy.” “I teach you to be warriors in the garden so you will never be gardeners in the war. I give you the strength to fight, but you all must learn the strength of restraint.” Mama turns to me, shoulders pinned back. “You must protect those who can’t defend themselves. That is the way of the staff.”
― Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone

“Your people, your guards – they’re nothing more than killers, rapists, and thieves. The only difference between them and criminals is the uniforms they wear.”
― Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Blood and Bone