Bri > Bri's Quotes

“Silence terrifies people. I’m always noticing the little ways society protects us from the menace of silence, like with Muzak in elevators. Humans: we built the Pyramids and made all the world’s information instantly accessible, but apparently if we stand together quietly, we’ll short-circuit and melt.”
― Kate Fagan, The Three Lives of Cate Kay

“Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five.”
― Benjamin Franklin

“I am yours, and so I will be your light and your laughter. I am yours, so open your eyes to look at me, and open your mouth so that I may kiss it. I am yours, I am yours, and nevermore will I leave.”
― Nghi Vo, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain

“Language was always the companion of empire, and as such, together they begin, grow, and flourish. And later, together, they fall.”
― Antonio de Nebrija, Gramatica de la lengua castellana (Salamanca, 1492): Muestra de la istoria de las antiguedades de España, Reglas de orthographia en la lengua castellana

“What is a monster but a creature of agency?”
― Kat Dunn, Hungerstone

“Power over others is weakness disguised as strength. True power is within, and it is available to you now.”
― Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

“For someone who loved words as much as I did, it was amazing how often they failed me.”
― M.L. Rio, If We Were Villains