“A man who knows his past is a man with the power to choose his future.”
― The Year of the Witching
― The Year of the Witching
“She was mystified by people who were always hurrying things along. A time of waiting offered moments, minutes, sometimes even hours of peace, of rest, during which, as a rule, she was alone with herself.”
― The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
― The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
“Children of Blood and Bone was written during a time where I kept turning on the news and seeing stories of unarmed black men, women, and children being shot by the police. I felt afraid and angry and helpless, but this book was the one thing that made me feel like I could do something about it. I told myself that if just one person could read it and have their hearts or minds changed, then I would've done something meaningful against a problem that often feels so much bigger than myself.”
― Children of Blood and Bone
― Children of Blood and Bone
“Good people don't bow their heads and bite their tongues while other good people suffer. Good people are not complicit.”
― The Year of the Witching
― The Year of the Witching
“You crushed us to build your monarchy on the backs of our blood and bone. Your mistake wasn't keeping us alive. it was thinking we'd never fight back”
― Children of Blood and Bone
― Children of Blood and Bone
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