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121 " But when his hands wrap around my back, all I can think of are how his fingers are resting just above my scars. "
― Tomi Adeyemi , Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
122 " Look at me.” He puts both hands on my shoulders. “Mama was the most powerful Reaper I’ve ever seen. You’re her daughter. I know you can do this.” My chest tightens, but I can’t tell if it’s fear or something else. "
123 " Just because you can fight doesn’t mean you’re meant to—” “Tzain, do not tell me what I am meant to do!” His words stab like a needle, locking me back inside the palace walls. Amari, sit up straight! Do not eat that. That’s more than enough dessert for you— No. No more. "
124 " agbön "
125 " An unknown force burns behind his amber gaze, a prison I can't escape. "
126 " shouldn’t be asking when things got this bad. I should ask why I ever thought things had gotten better. "
127 " She smiles. A beautiful smile. With it, I glimpse the sun. "
128 " Either he’s about to betray us or something else is taking place. "
129 " We are all children of blood and bone. All instruments of vengeance and virtue. This truth holds me close, rocking me like a child in a mother’s arms. It binds me in its love as death swallows me into its grasp. "
130 " You are a sister of Oya, my love. You know our spirits never die.” She pulls me back and wipes my tears with her soft robes. “I have always been with you, always by your side.” I clutch at her, as if at any moment her spirit might slip through my fingers. "
131 " Courage does not always roar, "
132 " Tazain, do not tell me what I am meant to do!”His words stab like a needle, locking me back inside the palace walls.Amari, sit up straight!Do not eat that.That’s more than enough dessert for you-No.No more. I have lived that life before and lost my dearest friend because of it. Now that I've escaped, I shall never return. With my escape, I must do more.“I am a princess, not a prop. Do not treat me any differently. My father is responsible for this pain. I will be the one to fix it. "
133 " the only thing I see is her luscious black hair, her coconut-brown skin, so much lighter than my own. "