The Second Mango Quotes

“Jeweled stars, pearl stars, silver coins in olive jars... glittering deep within the dark, see them flicker, see them spark...”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“You have to believe in your authority if you want anyone else to," Rivka commented.”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“Who is this brave woman,” he said softly between gasps, “who has pierced my heart?” Rivka smiled, at peace, and held him. She was still wearing her sword.”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“Perach” itself means “flower” in Hebrew, and is a reference to Perach’s being based on South Florida, where I grew up. (Florida also means “flower”, in a way.)”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“Everyone else bites pita, but with my darling, the pita bites back,” said Aviva.”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“He nodded to her in thanks. As she withdrew from him, he knotted it around his waist. Then he held his arms up to the sky.”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“There was also a beautiful new feeling growing within her as she slowly realized that for the first time in her life, a young person looked up to her and depended on her. So she vowed to honor her dead by being the strong woman Isaac would have been proud to see, and honor her living by being the strong woman Shulamit needed.”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“The other sight was a voluptuous young woman, collapsed on the rug with her eyes closed, her clothing torn open and her limbs sticking out at odd angles. It was Aviva, and she wasn’t moving.”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“She also picked up a mango, and then, after thinking about it for a moment, bought a second as well.”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“Rivka knew that despite Shulamit’s obvious lack of discretion with these ladies about her own activities, the queen had kept her secret.”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“Does that mean you seek women for love... like I do?” The words tumbled out impulsively, the child of a night without affection and a morning without breakfast.”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“Her scales were a deep, dark green, and textured, like a jeweled avocado rind, and they covered most of her, except the short, stubby horns on her head, which were a dull gold, like dirty jewelry. Two enormous wings, angular and with pointed tips like a bat’s, stuck out from her sides and propelled them through the air. Beyond Riv at the back of the dragon, the queen caught glimpses of a powerfully muscled tail.”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“Oh,” she suddenly realized. “Aviva, this is Riv, the new captain of my royal guard.” “Hello,” said Aviva. “I’m a cook, made of stone. Nice to meet you.”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“Apparently, a visit to a bawdy house got you kidnapped.”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“When we put his kippah into the museum, everyone was talking about how much money it was worth and the embroidery by some famous artist and how it was a national relic, and all this -- but I was just thinking of Shabbat, and seders, and -- and it didn't mean any of those things to me. It meant lighting candles. It meant he'd hid the afikomen in the palace for me and joking with his advisors as he waited around for me to find it so he could give me a new book. National treasure? I--' She blinked away new tears, but this time the look on her face was one of indignation.”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“She imagined a beautiful sea of mango-colored robes, dyed with tumeric, cloaking delicate, graceful movements and crowned with smiling faces.”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“Looking for excellent f/f fiction? Check out: Daughter of Mystery by Heather Rose Jones
Poppy Jenkins by Clare Ashton”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“I love you, and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you — NOT AS A HORSE. Your husband, Isaac”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“I love you, and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you — NOT AS A HORSE. Your husband,”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“He was stocky, tall, and lighter-skinned, like Rivka, with a broad chest and shoulders, muscular arms, and a bit of a stomach. His dark-blond hair was cropped short, and his impish eyes looked up at them from beneath pointed eyebrows on a round face. Shulamit wheeled around to face the warrior beside her. “Rivka?” “Isaac?!”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“The horse’s body was rapidly shrinking into that of a human’s — and — “She’s not really a she!”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“Aviva smiled briefly, and then her face grew cloudy again. “But, Shulamit, that’s not what I meant. I’m sorry to call you Your Majesty instead of Your Highness.” Shulamit’s face fell. “Oh.” “I cried for you. While all of Perach mourned our king, I mourned Shulamit’s father. I’m so sorry.”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“I should taste it just to double-check,” Rivka mused. But the horse had ambled up beside her and was drinking out of the fountain herself with no ill effects.”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“You would dig in a gold mine and see only potatoes,” Isaac growled. “And you would swallow them whole, bitterly regretting your misfortune while filling your stomach with countless riches.” “Why, you—” “I hope you choke on them.”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“They could be men wearing dresses just to sneak into the competition;”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“Shulamit’s voice changed. Suddenly, she was Malka Shulamit bat Noach, Queen of Perach. “In that case, I have a mission for you — if you accept. I’ll find a way to make you Captain of my Guard if you’ll find me a woman to cherish, and who’d cherish me in return.”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“But this was a horse!” “And now she’s a dragon.”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango

“If I let my losses conquer me, I can’t fight, nor smile, nor live.”
― Shira Glassman, The Second Mango