Tara

“You talk about her like she was an object. Like she was this thing, and not the person you helped bring into this world. And I treated her like she was irrelevant. She had every right to resent us. I resent us.”
― Jumata Emill, The Black Queen

“Cats are funny. They get embarrassed. They’ll stumble or get stuck or do something silly, and then they’ll straighten up, look about—act like they meant to do that. Even when they don’t think anyone is watching, they’ll put on a little play of competency and grace. I don’t know, maybe they assume someone is always watching. They do have a vain streak. Or maybe cats don’t need a witness to feel embarrassment. Maybe they’re better than us in that way. “Because people...people are shameless. We are different beasts when we think no one is looking. We are strange and frightening things.”
― Joshiah Bancroft-The Hexologest

“Reading should be an enjoyable experience, not a chore.”
― R.F. Kuang, Yellowface

“remember what it felt like…being part of something bigger. Something that carries you along like a grain of sand. You can’t fight it—you don’t want to—because alone you are just one grain. Together you are the desert.”
― Saara El-Arifi, The Final Strife