Marisel

“You have made official our status as whites. After all the work I’ve done to advocate for the equal rights of black and colored people. After how hard I’ve argued in courts and in newspapers and journals and on stages that all citizens should be treated the same—whether they are black, white, or colored. That we should not be defined by how many drops of African blood run in our veins, but by our character and our deeds. That we should not be ashamed of our heritage and we all, blacks and coloreds alike, should unify in our fight against prejudice. Your act goes against everything I stand for and everything I’ve worked for—”
― Marie Benedict, The Personal Librarian

“Standing in the light now just meant you cast long, deep shadows.”
― A.J. Hackwith, The God of Lost Words

“It’s not such a ridiculous thing, to be willing to die for an idea. Sometimes, that’s the only thing worth a good death.”
― A.J. Hackwith, The God of Lost Words

“Deep in her den, Mortania whirls.”
― Heather Walter, Misrule