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“When these early people looked at a stone, they did not see an inert, unpromising rock. It embodied strength, permanence, solidity and an absolute mode of being that was quite different from the vulnerable human state. Its very otherness made it holy.”
― A Short History of Myth
― A Short History of Myth
“I am only a country girl,” said Vasya. She reached again into the blackberry bush, wary of thorns. “I have never seen Tsargrad, or angels, or heard the voice of God. But I think you should be careful, Batyushka, that God does not speak in the voice of your own wishing. We have never needed saving before.”
― The Bear and the Nightingale
― The Bear and the Nightingale
“Perhaps I am not so wise as you would have me, for all my years in this world. I do not know what you should choose. Every time you take one path, you must live with the memory of the other: of a life left unchosen. Decide as seems best, one course or the other; each way will have its bitter with its sweet.”
“That is not advice,” she said. The wind blew her hair against his face.
“It is all I have,” he said.”
― The Girl in the Tower
“That is not advice,” she said. The wind blew her hair against his face.
“It is all I have,” he said.”
― The Girl in the Tower
“I had thought fermentation was controlled death. Left alone, a head of cabbage molds and decomposes. It becomes rotten, inedible. But when brined and stored, the course of its decay is altered. Sugars are broken down to produce lactic acid, which protects it from spoiling. Carbon dioxide is released and the brine acidifies. It ages. Its color and texture transmute. Its flavor becomes tarter, more pungent. It exists in time and transforms. So it is not quite controlled death, because it enjoys a new life altogether.”
― Crying in H Mart
― Crying in H Mart
“I'm sorry,' Locke said as his cards fluttered down. 'That was another shitty thing to say. Gods, when did we discover how easy it is to be cruel to one another?'
'You're right,' Jean said softly. 'I'm not Chains and I'm certainly not your mother. I shouldn't push you.'
'No, you should. [...] You were right. I behaved terribly, and I can understand if you're still... nervous about me. I was so wrapped up in what I'd lost, I forgot what I still had. I'm glad you still worry enough about me to kick my arse when I need it.'
'I, ah, look - I apologize as well. I just—'
'Dammit, don't interrupt me when I'm feeling virtuously self-critical.”
― Red Seas Under Red Skies
'You're right,' Jean said softly. 'I'm not Chains and I'm certainly not your mother. I shouldn't push you.'
'No, you should. [...] You were right. I behaved terribly, and I can understand if you're still... nervous about me. I was so wrapped up in what I'd lost, I forgot what I still had. I'm glad you still worry enough about me to kick my arse when I need it.'
'I, ah, look - I apologize as well. I just—'
'Dammit, don't interrupt me when I'm feeling virtuously self-critical.”
― Red Seas Under Red Skies
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