River Mumma Quotes

“Warden’s patties be like . . .
That last tweet had a bunch of replies. Someone had used the same meme but crossed out “Warden” and put “Islington,” and that correction got a “yuh dun kno” and a “nah” and an “EEDIAT TING DIS. THEY’RE ALL THE SAME PATTIES.” Another user crossed out both “Warden” and “Islington” and put “Wilson,” and someone else wrote, “Just sleepin on Downsview patties. Disrespectful.”
― Zalika Reid-Benta, River Mumma

“She put her hands together and then touched the sides of her fingers to her lips before speaking. “Let me see if I’m getting this. So Alicia is Frodo carrying the ring, right? And I’m like, ‘Cool, let me be your Samwise whether you want me to or not.’ And you can’t offer your bow or your axe or your sword? Even the fucking Ents got involved.”
― Zalika Reid-Benta, River Mumma

“Its beauty threatened to make her cry. A short, long-toothed comb like an afro pick, with an ornate handle shaped into curves and swirls. It was exactly like River Mumma: Ancient and ageless. Exquisite. Extraordinary. It had a regality to it—a power, a gravity—and it drew Alicia in. She could understand the desire to take the comb, to keep it, to own it, but she could also tell immediately that the comb could never belong to any human.”
― Zalika Reid-Benta, River Mumma

“First of all, names definitely matter. It’s history and . . .” She lost her train of thought. “Second of all, you should still be mourning BiWays. The fact that there are no more BiWays is a tragedy. That shit was essential, OK? Like Zellers”
― Zalika Reid-Benta, River Mumma

“Water heals, water nourishes, water has power.”
― Zalika Reid-Benta, River Mumma