Joy Des

“Spar was not afraid of death; death was solitude and peace and the end of fear. Life was far more frightening.”
― Fiona Patton, The Golden Tower

“Spoken like a true gardener,” Rakeed observed, popping a date ring into his mouth. “Usara’s official stance is, of course, spleen.” “Spleen?” Penir asked with a frown. “Spleen. Too much or too little. That’s always a physician’s answer.” “That doesn’t make any sense.”
― Fiona Patton, The Golden Tower

“Wounds get better. What makes grief get better?” “Nothing. Time can ease it, but nothing ends it.”
― N.K. Jemisin, The Awakened Kingdom

“Grief sounds like a bad thing,” I said, frowning. “Why don’t you and Naha and Mama get rid of it?” “That would require removing love from existence.”
― N.K. Jemisin, The Awakened Kingdom