Mira
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“Why are you sad,” Ayub finally asked after a short silence. Mira frowned, her eyes burning with tears again. No one ever asked her that, and Mira had been sad for a long time.
“Alara’s seed of revenge had lasted for generations. Her ancestors, the Maya from the Yucatán Peninsula, had been victims of overeager missionaries, the leader of which was Cortez’s ancestor.”
― Where They Burn Books, They Also Burn People
― Where They Burn Books, They Also Burn People
“the encomenderos made it clear during the harvest that the friars were still the lesser of two evils.”
― Where They Burn Books, They Also Burn People
― Where They Burn Books, They Also Burn People
“Encomenderos and friars aren’t so different: one aims to control our bodies, the other aims to control our souls.”
― Where They Burn Books, They Also Burn People
― Where They Burn Books, They Also Burn People
“I’ll make this quick,” the boss began. “Today was your last day working here.”
― Where They Burn Books, They Also Burn People
― Where They Burn Books, They Also Burn People
“You have loud footsteps for someone who doesn’t know where they’re going,”
― Where They Burn Books, They Also Burn People
― Where They Burn Books, They Also Burn People
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