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41 " The root of holiness, it turns out, is to do things deliberately. "
― Erin Bow , The Scorpion Rules (Prisoners of Peace, #1)
42 " Witch, fish, flinch, kiss – won't you let me grant your wish? "
― Erin Bow , Plain Kate
43 " and of course people started shooting, because that’s what passes for problem-solving among humans. See, guys, this is why you can’t have nice things. It "
44 " Foggy little oxbowsForest pools where no one goesLost links of the river dreaming dreams "
45 " The world needs its monsters. "
46 " My mother wanted out of politics. And I'll tell you, she got as far out as she could. Down nigh the Licking River." "The Licking—" said Da-Xia, as if she couldn't believe her luck. Elián scrubbed a hand over his face. "The south fork." "Have you at this point heard all the jokes about that?" asked Grego. "I'll bet there are more," said Thandi. "Shut up," said Elián, majestically. "
47 " Then he said: "Y'all really took that Socratic method shit to heart." "The benefits," I intoned, "of a Precepture education ." "Yes," deadpanned Grego. "We were raised on Latin and Greek instead of love. "
48 " Elián, of course, missed it. "How advanced do you need your murders to be? Because I saw Grego die. It didn't look all that hard." Talis smiled. "Keep snarling at me, Elián Palnik, and we'll see how hard I can make it. "
49 " As a wolf loves another wolf. As an eagle loves an eagle. You only, mine only. Through our whole walk through this world. Okishae. "
― Erin Bow , Sorrow's Knot
50 " He was a dandy with on eear cocked, a gleam on his claw and a glint in his eye. He sauntered through the market square elegant and tattered, admired and cursed: a highwayman, a gentleman thief. His name was Taggle, for the three kittens had been Raggle, Taggle, and Bone. "
51 " No one likes them, because their ways are different,' Drina explained. 'Just like the Roamers - no one likes us either. So we have to like each other. "
52 " He was going to die. He deserved a chance to do it on his terms. No matter what it cost us. "
53 " How useless are guns against those who are fearless. How foolish, to set force against innocence. Their own strength made them small. And "
54 " There were snow geese there—hundreds of them, white and crisp against the dark and shining water, and more coming in, sounding like trumpets as the sky drew downward. The season was turning. "
― Erin Bow , The Swan Riders (Prisoners of Peace, #2)
55 " It was strange. We were from opposing nations that were at the brink of war. We were days away from dying for that war. And yet I would have done almost anything for Elián. "
56 " Stop the press," said Talis. "Ha! I haven't heard that in centuries. 'Stop the presses!' But do." The smile was sharp-edged. "Or I'll have your head on pikes. "
57 " Even as the nannies came into heat—one could tell because they grew louder than roosters and started to sexually assault the water barrels—I "
58 " I- I. Sorry. This is what my father would call a fucking unfortunate image. "
59 " Are you all right?” I asked him.“Sure,” he said, unconvincingly. Because here it was, in a nutshell: AIs do not remember. We relive. Our memories are too perfect. We cannot tell the memory of pain from pain; cannot tell the memory of fear from fear. Talis was looking at me with wide blank eyes and inside them was the time he’d been on fire. But instead of screaming, he smiled. "
60 " Invulnerable people cannot be strong, for the same reason fearless people cannot be brave. For the same reason immortal people cannot be human.Talis slept a mortal sleep, curled up with his back against Francis Xavier’s front. The master of the world. The little spoon. "