Rise Quotes

“Desh raised his hands to grip her bottom, holding her in place above him, and he rocked up into her with the same kind of focused eagerness he’d had from the beginning. He’d never gotten jaded or controlling in bed. He always poured all of himself into their lovemaking, like it was the most important thing in the world at that moment. Like she was the most important thing.”
― Claire Kent, Rise

“Talia knew there was more now.
There was more, better, deeper.
She was more, better, deeper than the sex object she’d been raised to become.
And a life that was more, better, deeper was what she wanted.
Even if it meant taking risks.
Even if it meant risking everything.”
― Claire Kent, Rise

“She’d allowed herself to get hurt—with nothing in the world to show for it.”
― Claire Kent, Rise

“Since she already had books to read, she went to sit down at one of the archive stations and scrolled through various news outlets. She’d started to concoct a new daydream last night about a rebellion to overthrow the Coalition—and she enjoyed her daydreams more if she had real details to use in plotting them out.
There were always news accounts of a variety of minor revolts on planets throughout the Coalition, and she searched for some of them so she could learn more specifics.
All those minor revolts were doomed to fail. Everyone knew it. They were too localized, and the Coalition forces were too strong. Most revolts were wiped out almost as soon as they started.
If Talia were part of one of them, she’d suggest they try to find other groups to join forces with. Nothing could ever happen
without a united front.
So she read and fantasized herself as a character in one of the stories she liked to read, doing something brave and significant, making a difference.
Changing the world.”
― Claire Kent, Rise

“Since she already had books to read, she went to sit down at one of the archive stations and scrolled through various news outlets. She’d started to concoct a new daydream last night about a rebellion to overthrow the Coalition—and she enjoyed her daydreams more if she had real details to use in plotting them out.”
― Claire Kent, Rise