The Ninth Rain Quotes

“Any institution that claims to keep women locked up for their own good should be watched very close, in my opinion.”
― Jen Williams, The Ninth Rain

“There is, it seems to me, a certain type of man who is terrified of the idea of a woman wielding power, of any sort; the type of man who is willing to dress up his terror in any sort of trappings to legitimise it.”
― Jen Williams, The Ninth Rain

“Don't be afraid of who you are.”
― Jen Williams, The Ninth Rain

“Show me a people who don't have a bloody history.”
― Jen Williams, The Ninth Rain

“Life is suffering. Life is war, and sacrifice. Life is victory.”
― Jen Williams, The Ninth Rain

“Not born of love, or affection, but a simple terrible need not to feel alone, just for a little while.”
― Jen Williams, The Ninth Rain

“obviously the clearest course of action is to get closer to the thing that might explode.”
― Jen Williams, The Ninth Rain

“Beginnings are very elusive things, almost as elusive as true endings.”
― Jen Williams, The Ninth Rain

“We build walls around our cities, the edges of towns are closely watched, and travel is a dangerous occupation, fit only for the mad and desperate.”
― Jen Williams, The Ninth Rain

“Judging by the constellations just starting to glint into life, the scent of the wind and the texture of the earth... I would say we're precisely in the middle of nowhere.”
― Jen Williams, The Ninth Rain

“It was a simple choice, really - live as a prisoner for the rest of her life, or take the freedom she was offered. The consequences of a rebellion were ... unthinkable.”
― Jen Williams, The Ninth Rain

“Well, she thought, how swiftly life shits in my face.”
― Jen Williams, The Ninth Rain

“when you say "technical problem", vintage, are we talking about the sort of technical problem that resoults in the whole thing exploding like it did the other week?”
― Jen Williams, The Ninth Rain

“Why is it “sister” for the women, and “father” for the men?’ Noon asked.”
― Jen Williams, The Ninth Rain

“scurrilous”
― Jen Williams, The Ninth Rain

“It doesn’t look like much, but it’s actually pretty tasty, if you cook it for long enough. And douse it in wine. And drink lots of wine while you’re eating it. And drink lots of wine afterwards, so you forget what you were just eating.”
― Jen Williams, The Ninth Rain

“(There is, it seems to me, a certain type of man who is terrified of the idea of a woman wielding power, of any sort; the type of man who is willing to dress up his terror in any sort of trappings to legitimise it.)”
― Jen Williams, The Ninth Rain

“There was too much, but every moment they were inside she was aware of the terrible danger they were in, and she had the distinct sense that her luck was now the thinnest piece of fragile ice, and they were edging out further and further over and abyss.”
― Jen Williams, The Ninth Rain

“It helps to understand things, don't your think? It makes them less alarming.”
― Jen Williams, The Ninth Rain

“The witches are the cracks through which sin seeps into the world, and even the most innocent can be corrupted.”
― Jen Williams, The Ninth Rain