Jay Knioum

“The furniture was like a mixed bag of old buttons. Crude pine stools, tables with finely carved legs, and soft padded chairs stood next to crates nailed together.”
― Jae Waller, Flight

“You are hierarchical. That’s the older and more entrenched characteristic. We saw it in your closest animal relatives and in your most distant ones. It’s a terrestrial characteristic. When human intelligence served it instead of guiding it, when human intelligence did not even acknowledge it as a problem, but took pride in it or did not notice it at all …” The rattling sounded again. “That was like ignoring cancer. I think your people did not realize what a dangerous thing they were doing.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Dawn

“See, that’s what I don’t get. The Iyo let others settle in Iyun Bel, but it’s still their land. How do you declare a province on top of it?” Tiernan shrugged. “With fundamental disregard for others’ rights, I suppose. The political situation is . . . tense.” “I’d be tense if someone moved into my yard and expected me to obey their dumb laws.”
― Jae Waller, Flight

“You have to trust her before she will trust you,” Tiernan said. “Do not think about her previous rider. Horses have histories of their own.”
― Jae Waller, Flight