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“All my life,” she said, “I have been told ‘go’ and ‘come.’ I am told how I will live, and I am told how I must die. I must be a man’s servant and a mare for his pleasure, or I must hide myself behind walls and surrender my flesh to a cold, silent god. I would walk into the jaws of hell itself, if it were a path of my own choosing. I would rather die tomorrow in the forest than live a hundred years of the life appointed me. Please. Please let me help you.”
― The Bear and the Nightingale
― The Bear and the Nightingale
“Aneh sekali kalau sampai Anda berusaha sekuat tenaga untuk tidak menganggap saya wanita. Hal itu juga bisa menjadi diskriminasi seksual. Menurut pendapat saya, lebih baik kita memeluk perbedaan itu dan saling melengkapi.”
― Holy Mother
― Holy Mother
“Manusia adalah makhluk yang mengejar barang yang tidak bisa dia dapatkan; baik itu cinta, kekuatan, maupun status sosial.”
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“He picked up a twist of straw and began to rub her down. In the space of a blink, the twist of straw became a brush of boar’s hair. The mare stood with her ears flopping, loose-lipped with enjoyment. Vasya went nearer, fascinated. “Did you change the straw? Was that magic?” “As you see.” He went on with his grooming. “Can you tell me how you do it?” She came up beside him and peered eagerly at the brush in his hand. “You are too attached to things as they are,” said Morozko, combing the mare’s withers. He glanced down idly. “You must allow things to be what best suits your purpose. And then they will.” Vasya,”
― The Bear and the Nightingale
― The Bear and the Nightingale
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