The Book of Flora (The Road to Nowhere, #3)

by Meg Elison

“They can be taught not to stare. Not to touch. Not to interrupt. But they cannot overcome their predilection to violence. I don’t want to be ruled by someone who thirsts for blood.”

We don’t stay free because of something we did once. We stay free because we fight our way free every day.

People will believe anything if you don’t teach them how to reason for themselves.

This is the work that women do. We keep the fire of civilization burning, by collecting and protecting stories. It’s what we’ve always done.”

I used to think that the losses in my life would slow down or maybe cease, that I wouldn’t always be mourning and saying goodbye. But the older I get, the more constant that state becomes.