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61 " Sky Mother chose me. Used me. Took me away from everything I loved. She can't abandon me like this. She can't throw me away with nothing but scars. "
― Tomi Adeyemi , Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
62 " She would take all the shattered pieces of my heart and find a way to make them whole again. "
63 " And a piece of advice, little prince. Don't put your life in my hands unless you want that life to end. "
64 " memory shines in all its old glory. "
65 " On earth, Sky Mother created humans, her children of blood and bone. In the heavens she gave birth to the gods and goddesses. Each would come to embody a different fragment of her soul. "
66 " Her spirit seems to hover around me, crashing with th force of the turbulent sea. "
67 " Over generations, love of the maji turned into fear. Fear turned into hate. Hate transformed into violence, a desire to wipe the maji away. "
68 " It avoids rather than hurts, it hurts rather than maims, it maims rather than kills — the staff does not destroy. "
69 " If you wish to hit me, you will have to try a little harder than that. "
70 " He doesn’t care about you, Zél. He just wants to get in between your legs! "
71 " The night King Saran hung my people for the world to see, declaring war against the maji of today and tomorrow. The night magic died. The night we lost everything. "
72 " She smiles. A beautiful smile. With it, I glimpse the sun. When she turns, I long for that glimpse again, the warmth it spread through my bones. "
73 " I wipe the crumbs from my lips, desperate to hide the fact that I’ve eaten my way through half the festival. "
74 " Each symbol takes me back to another lesson, another story, another wisdom. I look at Mama, waiting. Is this a gift or what she’ll use to beat me? "
75 " Duty Before Self. Kingdom Before King. "
76 " You’re on the right side of this. My only desire is to stand there as well. "
77 " I could screw everything up for the remainder of his days, yet Tzain would still die trying to keep me safe. "
78 " They wear their secrets like glittering diamonds, embroidery woven through their lavish buba tops and wrapped iro skirts. Their lies and lily-scented perfumes taint the honeyed aroma of sweet cakes I am no longer allowed to eat. "
79 " I can do this," I lie.I can fight. "
80 " Be brave, Amari.This time I hold on to Binta's words, wrapping them around my body like a suit of armor. I can be brave.For Binta, I must be everything. "