Emily

“We can never be gods, after all--but we can become something less than human with frightening ease.”
― N.K. Jemisin, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

“There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. Wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, they pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts. Inside you they work their magic.”
― Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison

“Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon.”
― Bertolt Brecht