Outpost (Razorland, #2)

by Ann Aguirre

history lessons and endless tests on information that nobody in his right mind would ever be required to know.

hugging me to her ample breast for intended comfort. This always left me feeling awkward and unsure.

“Creator, bless and keep us. Guide us to live according to your laws and to appreciate your blessings.”

“Then speak louder, girl. Don’t let them put out your spark.”

Yet sometimes being a friend meant letting people do things that hurt, like putting distance between you, just because it made them happy.

Maybe I was just one of those people who couldn’t rest easy unless things went catastrophically wrong.

“People try to make sense of things, and if they don’t know the answers, they make them up, because for some, a wrong answer is better than none.”