💬 Quotes

"Every kid in this neighborhood grows up with two paths in front of him: the one that leads to a desk he’ll never sit at, and the one that leads to a corner he’ll never leave."

"In the projects, you’re either the one holding the leash or the one feeling the bite. There ain't no middle ground for people who want to keep their soul intact."

"Truth isn't what happened. Truth is what you can convince a jury or a captain or a conscience to believe when the lights go down."

"The past is a phantom that won't stop bleeding into the present."

"Human cruelty is not a monster; it is a meticulously organized system."

"We are all haunted by things we didn't do, but wish we had, and things we did do, and wish we hadn't."

"To look into the face of such absolute darkness is to risk having your own reflection vanish entirely."

"History isn't just written in books; it's etched into the very soil, waiting for someone to dig deep enough to feel the tremors."

"Truth is a jagged piece of glass—the harder you try to polish it, the deeper you cut your hands."

"I am Romilly of Thendara, and I serve no master but the truth of the winds and the fire of the laran."

"A woman who seeks the power of the hawk must learn that the bird does not obey the hand; it only permits the falconer to share its flight."

"To be a woman of Darkover is to walk a path between the sword and the loom, and woe to the one who finds no balance."

"The wind carries the scent of blood and old magic, and I find I am no longer afraid of either."

"You speak of duty as if it were a cage, but perhaps it is merely the shape of the life you have chosen to build."

"The hawk does not care for the politics of kings; it cares only for the thermals and the hunt. I think I am beginning to understand."

"Living in the mountains, you learn that silence isn't empty. It's full. It has a weight, a texture."

"The past is a ghost. It can haunt you, whisper to you, but it shouldn't be allowed to sit at your table and eat your meals."

"You don't get over things like that. You just get around them. You build a new road, and you keep going."

"Fear is a physical thing. It sits in your throat, makes it hard to breathe, makes you see threats in the shadows where there are only trees."

"I’m not looking for a hero. I’m just looking for a way to breathe without looking over my shoulder every five seconds."