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“This is a love story to its blade-dented bone.”
― The Spear Cuts Through Water
― The Spear Cuts Through Water
“From far away, the laughter was a crackle of noise, like some distant fireworks lit in honor of a hero’s passing—and up close, it was almost overwhelming, a bright and wincing joy that would make one realize there is no correct way to shake hands with pain.”
― The Spear Cuts Through Water
― The Spear Cuts Through Water
“This body holds the body. This arm holds the spear. And the spear cuts through water.”
― The Spear Cuts Through Water
― The Spear Cuts Through Water
“I heard him call the Daware man’s name. The Daware man was on a skiff he had cut free from Luubu’s disintegrating ship. The Daware man called his name back. If one listened, one could hear it in their voices. One can tell a lot, even in such a state, by the way someone speaks another’s name.”
― The Spear Cuts Through Water
― The Spear Cuts Through Water
“Keema stepped toward Jun, and touched him. His arm, his bony cheek, his lips, and Jun received that touch as he would the water from a waterfall, with eyes closed and face upturned. "You feel like the sun," Jun said.”
― The Spear Cuts Through Water
― The Spear Cuts Through Water
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