Shattered Pillars Quotes

“What was a book? Not just ink and fiber and stitchery: a series of processes. To a wizard, it was not a static object--but a human thought caught and bound, made concrete through sacred technology. Magic, then, and a deep form of it.”
― Elizabeth Bear, Shattered Pillars

“Djinn,” she said. “We go to review the troops. Clothe me as befits a queen.”
“Silks and satins?” he asked, eyes sparkling like sapphires. “White brocade?”
“Armor,” she said. “And flame.”
― Elizabeth Bear, Shattered Pillars

“we must create our children alive and fragile and pulsing with the hot blood that is so easy, so terribly easy to spill.” It”
― Elizabeth Bear, Shattered Pillars

“I don’t believe in God. She drops by once in a while and we argue about it. Now can you stop yammering on with your questions long enough for us to steal a few horses?”
― Elizabeth Bear, Shattered Pillars

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― Elizabeth Bear, Shattered Pillars