Broken Ground Quotes

“Meilin … eilin … lin.” But now it didn’t sound like her father. It sounded like Zerif. It sounded like Shane. It sounded like Olvan. It sounded like Conor. It sounded like Abeke. It sounded like Rollan. It sounded like people she knew, and people she’d lost, and even people she hadn’t met.”
― Victoria Schwab, Broken Ground

“THERE’S A SAYING AT MY MONASTERY,” SAID TAKODA AS they made their way down the path on the right. “It goes, ‘There are no easy roads in life. There are no hard ones either. There are only the paths we choose to take, and the places they lead us.’ ” “Oh, yeah?” countered Meilin. “What about when you choose one path, but it’s full of white-eyed monsters and so you have to double back and take the other road? Is there a saying about that?”
― Victoria Schwab, Broken Ground

“Tenavo,” she said. “What’s that?” he asked. “That was the word for bad luck in my village. Not just any bad luck, but the kind you ask for.” “Superstitious girl,” grumbled Rollan, fetching up the fallen apple. He took a big bite. “You’ll see,” she warned. Ten minutes later, the storm rolled in.”
― Victoria Schwab, Broken Ground

“There’s nothing you can do. They were her five least favorite words. When Zhong had fallen, she’d heard them. When her father had died, she’d heard them.”
― Victoria Schwab, Broken Ground