Em > Em's Quotes

“We are all bound up together in one great bundle of humanity, and society cannot trample on the weakest and feeblest of its members without receiving the curse on its own soul”
― Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

“Sappho... lived in Mitelene, the capital of Lesbos, an island long associated with women who are just good friends, nothing more.”
― Hannah Jewell, 100 Nasty Women of History

“...because blah blah men get to be remembered by history, good for them, isn't that nice”
― Hannah Jewell, 100 Nasty Women of History

“It wasn't just rich and powerful men who built the modern world. Women have always been a part of it, as has the full range of human diversity, but we are only just beginning to see what has been hidden in plain sight.”
― Janina Ramírez, Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of it

“What we read as a history of our nation is a history of men, as viewed by men, as recorded by men.”
― Philippa Gregory, Normal Women: Nine Hundred Years of Making History―Unveiling the Untold Stories of Women Who Shaped England from 1066 to Modern Times

“I would put your heart between my ribs and guard it like my own. Is there any way I could make you believe it?”
― Freya Marske, A Power Unbound

“The title of this book - Femina - was the label scribbled alongside texts known to be written by a woman, so less worthy of preservation.”
― Janina Ramírez, Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of it

“S**t. What is this? Jealousy? Anxiety? Insecurity?

All three. To which I'll remind you that not a single dragon chose her. You were selected by two. Pull yourself together.”
― Rebecca Yarros, Iron Flame

“I'd give him all that I am.
I'd give him all that I was.
I'd open up a vein.

I'd tie our hearts together, chamber by chamber.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Wayward Son

“​Jean noticed how Andrew and Neil moved like they were caught in each other’s gravity, in each other’s space more than they were out of it, cigarette smoke and matching armbands and lingering looks when one fell out of orbit for too long.”
― Nora Sakavic, The Sunshine Court

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry that he hurt you, I’m sorry that you’re still afraid to talk about it, and I’m sorry that you think I’ll never understand. I’m sorry that he tricked you into thinking you deserved it. But I’m not sorry he’s gone. I can’t be.’ … because after a tense minute of silence Jean finally admitted, ‘Neither am I”
― Nora Sakavic, The Sunshine Court

“A black SUV with tinted windows and government plates was parked at the curb out front. Neil, being the person he was, pointed at the fire hydrant adjacent to its front bumper and said, ‘That’s illegal, just so you know.”
― Nora Sakavic, The Sunshine Court

“He hasn’t played a clean game in years,” Kevin admitted, “but he knows how to follow orders. If you tell him to submit, he will.” “Literally the most awkward way you could’ve worded it,” Jeremy said.”
― Nora Sakavic, The Sunshine Court

“... they waited for the government’s dogs to catch up to them… ‘Neil Josten,’ one said as they both presented their badges. ‘We’d like a word with you.’ ‘Tedious,’ Neil said. ‘I’m trying to eat.”
― Nora Sakavic, The Sunshine Court

“But you can't kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that one thing you've never been able to kill, no matter how hard you try. I am hope.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire

“How do you 'accidentally' kill a noble man in his own mansion?"
"With a knife in the chest. Or, rather, a pair of knives in the chest...”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire

“And Vin liked solitude. When you're alone, no one can betray you”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire

“Honestly, for an evil god of darkness, he certainly can be dull.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire

“Plots behind plots, plans behind plans. There was always another secret.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire

“Are there any religions on your list that include the slaughter of noblemen as a holy duty?”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire

“You see the dilemma?” Ham asked. “I see an idiot,” Breeze mumbled.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire

“Elend Venture,' she said, standing up. 'There is something I've been meaning to tell you for some time.' She paused, blinking away her tears. 'You read too much. Especially in the presence of ladies.'

He smiled, throwing back his chair and grabbing her in a firm embrace. Vin closed her eyes, simply feeling the warmth of being held.

And realized that was all she had ever really wanted.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire

“Please don't be angry at me for abandoning you. I was given an extension on life. I should have died in Mare's place years ago. I was ready for this.

The others will need you. You're their Mistborn now— you'll have to protect them in the months to come. The nobility will send assassins against our fledgling kingdom's rulers.

Farewell. I'll tell Mare about you. She always wanted a daughter.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire

“Remember to smile.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire

“Elend: I kind of lost track of time…
Breeze: For two hours?
Elend: There were books involved.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension

“He ate my horse.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension

“Vin isn't…like other women."
Tindwyl raised an eyebrow, her voice softening slightly.
"I think that the more women you come to know, Your Majesty, the more you'll find that statement applies to all of them.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension

“The study's small ventilation window bumped open, and Vin squeezed through, pulling in a puff of mist behind her. She closed the window, then surveyed the room.

"More?" she asked incredulously. "You found more books?"

"Of course," Elend said.

"How many of those things have people written?" she asked with exasperation.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension

“What a pair they were - a Mistborn who felt guilty wasting coins to jump and a nobleman who thought balls were too expensive.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension

“I believe," he said firmly, "that Vin is my wife, and that I love her. Anything important to her is important to me—and anything she believes has at least that much weight of truth to me.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension