Morgan

“Ashem was too naive for this world if she thought people were only cruel when there was a point to it.”
― Martha Wells, Witch King

“Girls who go looking for trouble usually find it.”
― Alix E. Harrow, The Once and Future Witches

“There is no cross-examination, no defense. This is a witch-trial, after all, and witches have even fewer rights than women.”
― Alix E. Harrow, The Once and Future Witches

“Where did she come from?”
Sanja stood, her jaw set. “The Mouth of Flowers. Menlas bought me from the child-catcher as a sacrifice to bring them back, so Kaiisteron could be in my body and Menlas could make him a slave.” She added decisively, “So fuck you.”
Ziede said, “Sanja, if you’re going to swear, don’t do it in Old Imperial. If you use their curses, you’ll take on their beliefs.”
Sanja blinked, distracted by that thought. “That’s the only language I know,” she pointed out.
Kai told her the Saredi word that meant “go into the wetland and eat shit-mud.”
Sanja repeated it twice, trying to get the vowels right.”
― Martha Wells, Witch King