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41 " [...] We don't talk. None of us. Why don't we ever talk? Silence is a language of its own in this family. A curse of our own making. That's the inheritance my daughter got from me, and I am very sorry. "
― Zoraida Córdova , The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
42 " Flames as large as houses don't crackle - they roar. "
― Zoraida Córdova , Incendiary (Hollow Crown #1)
43 " Don't touch things just because they're shiny. "
― Zoraida Córdova , Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas, #1)
44 " In the clear and steady gleam of electric lights, superstition turns to foolishness; in the crucible of the combustion engine, false beliefs are burned away. "
― Zoraida Córdova , Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite
45 " All lands change for the worse when the people do not fight back. Now there is nothing left.” “But "
46 " But not acknowledging something doesn’t make it go away. Most of the time it makes it worse. "
47 " Maybe his shifting isn't just physical. Maybe it applies to his feelings too, because I don't see how he can walk around eating candy at Luna Park as we take my English teacher practically hostage. "
― Zoraida Córdova , The Vicious Deep (The Vicious Deep #1)
48 " All you have is each other. Protect your magic. "
49 " When she’d met Orquidea Montoya, she saw a whisper of a girl who wanted to become a scream. "
50 " That was the way of missing people. You wished for them, you longed for them, you forgot them. Then you wished for them again. "
51 " Mama Juanita used to say that when you drop a spoon, get ready for company, probably from a vindictive woman. A fork—a handsome man. A knife—lock the doors and windows. "
52 " I belong wherever my bones will lie! Wherever my bones will lie. "
53 " There were not enough words that could be spoken. They were entangled deeper than roots and always would be, and that was enough. Sometimes silence said enough. "
54 " You could be born into a family, but you still had to choose them. "
55 " You were a pirate queen who stole a treasure from Cortés and then ended up deserting your crew to man-hungry sharks,” Rose tells her. “We’re your punishment for every lifetime to come. "
56 " Hadn’t I done the same thing to her? Pushed her away because of my own shame? I shouldn’t have left, but I did. It’s my own fault. We don’t talk. None of us. Why don’t we ever talk? Silence is a language of its own in this family. A curse of our own making. That’s the inheritance my daughter got from me, and I am so very sorry. "
57 " Fight for your family,” she said. She could not tell him what to believe in, but that was one thing she was sure of. “The ones who are blood and the ones who choose you. "
― Zoraida Córdova , A Crash of Fate (Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, #1)
58 " It’s a dull metal but makes me feel like the Evil Queen from Snow White. When I was little, I used to root for Snow, but lately, I feel the queen was way misunderstood. Women with power always get a bad rep. "
― Zoraida Córdova , Bruja Born (Brooklyn Brujas, #2)
59 " His skin is the green of aging leaves, and his body is covered in thorny vines that move like extended limbs. He raises his hand, and a vine slithers out of the center of his palm. I can see the remnants of the man it once was. Its face is distorted and black veins are visible beneath its skin. In its open mouth are black gums and pieces of broken teeth. Gouged eyes are a mess of torn flesh. They don’t need eyes to see. The blind giants. The "
60 " He didn't want to hurt her the way an alcoholic didn't want another drink. "