Libby

“You know so much, Onida."
"I have nine brains—which never stop growing—three hearts, and I can regenerate my arms; but mostly, it's because I'm female." Female. Well, shit. Admittedly, I had limited knowledge of them, but they had always seemed omniscient and formidable to me.”
― Kira Jane Buxton, Hollow Kingdom

“Where I come from we call what you’re feeling The Black Tide. It will pass. Tides, by their nature, come and go.”
― Kira Jane Buxton, Hollow Kingdom

“All the winged, even fungus gnats, know that you cannot fly if you're carrying too much weight with you. It's a well-known adage, actually: "The light of heart is free to fly.”
― Kira Jane Buxton, Hollow Kingdom

“I cannot recommend this to you enough: find something that you believe in, right down deep in the depths of your silvery plumage, and then throw your heart at it, blood and valves and veins and all. Because I did this, the world, though brambled and frothing at the mouth, looked more vibrant; blues were bluer, and even the fetid puddles that collected under rusting cars tasted as sweet as summer wine.”
― Kira Jane Buxton, Hollow Kingdom