Stephanie

“Brilliant men - even moderately intelligent men - in this city get showered with opportunities to succeed. Brilliant women have to fight for those opportunities, and, when we get them, we have to defend them tooth and nail, or they'll be snatched away.”
― M.L. Wang, Blood Over Bright Haven

“Her immortal life has split into two. If she moves - if she stands up and walks away from this cove - then she will be in the new part of it. The part that is after. So she stays where she is, as though she can conjure back the before. Gods can do so many things. They can manipulate the weather, take on any shape they choose, change the landscape. But they cannot change to flow of time. She can’t go back.”
― Jennifer Saint, Hera

“The question isn’t: How do I stop feeling this way? That’s stupid. I can’t. The question is: What can I do with this feeling?”
― M.L. Wang, Blood Over Bright Haven

“Thomil said that a woman was weighed at the gates of Heaven by her actions and their impact. Well, Sciona was going to leave an impact. Whatever happened next, whether it led to Hell or Heaven, she was going to have a hand in directing it. Sick or sound, good or evil, she was still Sciona Freynan. And Sciona Freynan didn’t slow down. Sciona Freynan would be remembered.”
― M.L. Wang, Blood Over Bright Haven