Danielle Boise’s Reviews > The Poison Daughter > Status Update

"When a community is built on removing access to information - from disempowering its people - there is no one to save them when a bigger threat rises. The first civilizations to fall are the ones where no one speaks truth to power, where every voice must be part of a chorus or be silenced."

"Whatever vulnerability could exist in the dark can't endure in the light of day."

That's what it is to have a sister - to love her, envy her, and also be in awe at how much better than you she is. Having a sister is pressing your heart up against another heart and seeing how your hurt and triumph mirror each other. It's saying, "There's no pain you carry that I don't carry too. As long as I'm here, you're never alone."

"In the absence of a conscience, men need something to fear. I've made myself their monster."