Growing up, I realized quite quickly that people hate being called racist more than they hate racism itself.
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Category: Quotes
Strong arm
“You have no body shield,” Idaho said. “Do you wish mine?” He glanced at the distant cliff. “Not likely there’ll be any more lasgun activity about.”
“Keep your shield, Duncan. Your right arm is shield enough for me.”
Jessica saw the way the praise took effect, how Idaho moved closer to Paul, and she thought: Such a sure hand my son has with his people.
Dune by Frank Herbert
Gawain the green knight
The Line of Gawain is what discerning people call ‘ostentatious.’ ” I hold the cloth, hesitant to use it, but he counters before I can say a word. “Please. I have an embarrassingly large amount in an embarrassingly green chest somewhere.
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Face up
“The only thing worse than having fears is not facing them.”
Winter of the Wolf by Martha Hunt Handler
Holding the night
a lemon wedge
of night sky
under each eye/
Citizen Illegal by Jose Olivarez
broken hearts strip vocabularies down to their raw bones
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Raw
Maybe things can always get better between people who want to do a good job loving each other.
People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry
Let’s hope so
The human plight
“Isn’t that ridiculous?” I groan-laugh. “My life turned out how I hoped it would, and now I just miss wanting something.”
People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry
Was there a god that didn’t require tithes or a religion not based on transactions?
The Mermaid from Jeju by Sumi Hahn
Probably not
Married to a stranger
Whether a love match or arranged the traditional way, it didn’t matter how well the bride knew the groom on the wedding day. Husbands could change so much; even a wife of sixteen years could suddenly find herself married to a stranger.
When the Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson
