The Glass Arrow Quotes

“We are strong and proud and beautiful and there are not enough stars in the night sky to measure our worth.

I will honor my mother and take care of my family.

Yes, I think. I am just a woman.”
― Kristen Simmons, The Glass Arrow

“My ma taught me one thing from the beginning: My body is mine. My own. No one else’s. Just because somebody thinks they have rights to it, doesn’t make it true. I thought I understood that before, but here, in this place, it’s become more clear than ever how right she was. My flesh and blood–it’s the only thing I own, and I’ll defend it until I can’t fight anymore.”
― Kristen Simmons, The Glass Arrow

“They've forgotten, or maybe they've never learning, that their worth is not determined by how much a man wants them.”
― Kristen Simmons, The Glass Arrow

“I'd rather be a wolf than a girl any day.”
― Kristen Simmons, The Glass Arrow

“There are bigger things in life than being chosen.”
― Kristen Simmons, The Glass Arrow

“But,” I say, wetting my lips, “but if trust was a thing you could hold in your hand, I would give mine to you. I’d let you have it forever and never ask for it back.”
― Kristen Simmons, The Glass Arrow

“And I feel it happen--silent and study as a feather, a piece of my soul becomes his.”
― Kristen Simmons, The Glass Arrow

“The Garden trapped me like an animal. The Governess sold me like livestock at an auction. And the mayor and his family would have made me their whore. I am shaking with rage.”
― Kristen Simmons, The Glass Arrow

“I feel a strange sensation brewing inside of me. It tickles my throat and forces my lips into a grin. Before I can stifle it, I giggle. And then I laugh.”
― Kristen Simmons, The Glass Arrow

“That's where we fit on market day. Between the executions and the livestock sales.”
― Kristen Simmons, The Glass Arrow

“and soft as a feather, a piece of my soul becomes his.”
― Kristen Simmons, The Glass Arrow

“Behind us are two or three dozen country people from the outlying towns. With them are cages of chicken and goats, sheep, even cattle. That’s where we fit on market day. Between the executions and the livestock sales.”
― Kristen Simmons, The Glass Arrow

“I’d rather be a wolf than a girl any day.”
― Kristen Simmons, The Glass Arrow