Tina Trent > Tina's Quotes

“Death is easy when you've already tried to find it.”
― Pierce Brown, Red Rising

“There is a flower that grows on Mars. It is red and harsh and fit for our soil. It is called haemanthus. It means
“blood blossom.”
― Pierce Brown, Red Rising

“I learn more when I make mistakes, so long as they don’t kill me.”
― Pierce Brown, Red Rising

“Oh, Vixus," I say with a sigh, keeping the tremble of anger and fear out of my voice. "Vixus, Vixus, Vixus. There are no boys like me.”
― Pierce Brown, Red Rising

“But she could be made from air, from the ether that binds the stars in a patchwork.”
― Pierce Brown, Red Rising

“She will not come back, but her beauty, her voice, will echo until the end of time. She believed in something beyond herself, and her death gave her voice power it didn't have in life.”
― Pierce Brown, Red Rising

“My people sing, we dance, we love. That is our strength. But we also dig. And then we die. Seldom do we get to choose why. That choice is power. That choice has been our only weapon. But it is not enough.”
― Pierce Brown, Red Rising

“Speak and they will listen," she urges. "It is that bloody simple. All ears yearn for a voice to lead them through darkness.”
― Pierce Brown, Red Rising

“Things are set in stone. Things are well ordered. Reds at the bottom, everyone else standing on our backs. Now you're looking at me and you're realizing that we don't bloodydamn like it down there. Red is rising, Mickey.”
― Pierce Brown, Red Rising

“If you're focused only on your enemy's weapon, you'll always be on the defensive. Look past the weapon to your target. Focus on what you want to kill.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War