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1 " I am not a ghost, I screamed without words. I am not nothing. I am not nameless; I will not fade into graceful oblivion like every other Kunleo girl, "
― Jordan Ifueko , Raybearer (Raybearer, #1)
2 " Some demons could not be soothed by any lullaby. "
3 " Didn't I tell you a bath would help? "
4 " Uniformity is not unity. Silence is not peace. "
5 " Why does everyone hate change so much?" I demanded."Because things could get worse.""Maybe. But do you know what I think?"My chest throbbed. "I think deep down, we're afraid that things could get better. Afraid to ding out that all the evil—all the suffering we ignore—could have been prevented. If only we had cared enough to try. "
6 " Only one thing is more powerful than a wish, and that is a purpose. "
7 " No, we don't deserve the burdens that our parents gave us, but we cant defeat monsters we won't face. "
8 " Stories are meant to be shared," Melu said gently, "but no one was made for another person, Tarisai. "
9 " But I knew, deep down, that love had never fixed anyone. It had only given them the strength to try over and over and over again. "
10 " I hope you never win the pride of a monster, Tarisai. It’s worse than their contempt. "
11 " Do not ask how many people you will save. Ask, Towhat world will you save them? [...] What world, Wuraola, is worth surviving in? "
12 " I've never understood why mortals make things so complicated. Am's story for men and women has always been simple: You are equals, built to work side by side. But when it comes to power, mortals have always loathed simplicity. "
13 " A future, I added in my head, where no child was bound by curses, and every daughter had a name. "
14 " It's no use bringing up the past. You write your story, not the people who came before you. "
15 " Leadership isn't good or evil, it's what you choose to do with it. "
16 " Through you, my legacy lives.""You didn't make me who I am. I am not the sequel of your story. "
17 " And off she goes,” Sanjeet murmured. His voice was cavernous, even against the roar of the waves. “Bent on winning freedom for the entire world. Tarisai of Swana.” He laughed, a gentle growl that made my insides restless. “She would have us be masters of our own fates, whether we like it or not. "
18 " You caged me like a bird. But you cannot make me sing. "
19 " People never listen to what you want. They listen to who you are. "
20 " Why does everyone hate change so much?" I demanded."Because things could get worse.""Maybe. But do you know what I think?" My chest throbbed. "I think deep down, we're afraid that things could get better. Afraid to find out that all the evil - all the suffering we ignore - could have been prevented. If only we cared enough to try. "
