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101 " Sadness swells inside me as I close my eyes and picture her face. Just a brief thought of her is almost enough to take me away from the hell of this desert. If she were here, she’d be smiling, laughing at the grains of sand that got stuck between her teeth. She’d find beauty in all of this. Binta found the beauty in everything "
― Tomi Adeyemi , Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
102 " If you could just see where I'm coming from--""Go--""You don't have to be afraid--""I am always afraid!"I don't know what shocks me more--the power in my voice or the words themselves.Afraid.I am always afraid. "
103 " Afraid.I am always afraid.It's a truth I locked away years ago, a fact I fought hard to overcome. Because when it hits, I'm paralyzed.I can't breathe. I can't talk.All at once, I crumple to the ground, clasping my palm over my mouth to stifle the sobs. It doesn't matter how strong I get, how much power my magic wields. They will always hate me in this world.I will always be afraid. "
104 " Now that the truth is out, there's nothing I can do to stop. My chest billows as I sob. My fingers tremble at the terror.Afraid.The truth cuts like the sharpest knife I've ever known.No matter what I do, I will always be afraid. "
105 " Are you alright?" Amari whispers. Though her voice is gentle, her amber eyes are knowing."Just cold.""Amari tilts her head, but she doesn't pry. Instead, she laces her fingers through mine and looks back out at the sea. Her touch is kind. Forgiving. Like she already knows the truth. "
106 " Ik ben altijd bang! - Zélie "
107 " Mama had a face like the sun. "
108 " Please. I want to understand.” “You can’t. They built this world for you, built it to love you. They never cursed at you in the streets, never broke down the doors of "
109 " The only difference between them and criminals is the uniforms they wear. "
110 " Each would come to embody a different fragment of her soul. "
111 " But as our eyes meet, I realize he’s just like me; he carries Mama like the air, a passing thought of her in every breath. "
112 " I teach you to be warriors in the garden so you will never be gardeners in the war. I give you the strength to fight, but you all must learn the strength of restraint. "
113 " At least the people trying to kill us here wouldn’t wear the Orïshan seal. "
114 " But in Binta's hands, magic is mesmerizing, a wonder like no other. The joy of the summer sun melting into twilight. The very essence and breath of — "
115 " It’ll be a new Orïsha.” He calms down. “Our Orïsha. No battles. No wars. Just peace. "
116 " But I know she has eyes like the moon. I know the faded scar that nicks her eyebrow.Once again the divîner's face floods my mind with such clarity it could be a painting hung on the palace wall. "
117 " The only time I dared to ask him about the OrÏshan gods, his answer was swift: gods are nothing without fools to believe them. "
118 " A stunning dark-skinned goddess with vibrant blue eyes drops a single tear onto the world. As it lands, it explodes, creating oceans, lakes, streams. "
119 " They hate what you were meant to become. "
120 " Our lack of power and our oppression are one and the same, Inan. Without power we’re maggots. Without power the monarchy treats us like scum!” “Power is not the answer. It will only intensify the fight. Maybe you can’t trust my father, but if you could learn to trust me, to trust my guards— "