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And then, in a single sky-falling second, the bastard comte had stripped all of that comfort and her growing confidence away, and Touraine had become just a Sand again. Just a Sand. She had never been ashamed of that before.
In an organic character arc of confliction and self-doubt, Touraine wrestles with fundamental questions of her being like this one.
“Don’t lose yourselves in petty pride. I almost died doing that.” “Don’t die tonight.” Awa gestured and hugged Yari, relishing the scent of desert roses.”
― Master of Poisons
― Master of Poisons
“In the end, it was that simple. Give the Balladairans what they want, and they won’t hurt you. Speak the way they speak, and you’ll get sweets. Pray to your gods, and they’ll beat you. If you act like them, they will care for you. So Cantic had taught Touraine.”
― The Faithless
― The Faithless
“Balladaire, land of honey and whips. That poisonous combination of fear and hope had kept the Sands in line for ages. Had kept Touraine in line for ages.”
― The Unbroken
― The Unbroken
“The stories contained within will delight your sensibilities, inspire your wonderings, and connect you to your humanity, which is the point of good storytelling”
― New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color
― New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color
“To be something abnormal meant that you were to serve the normal. And if you refused, they hated you . . . and often the normal hated you even when you did serve them.”
― Who Fears Death
― Who Fears Death
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