To Those Who Were Our First Gods Quotes

“Now, don’t play stupid. You knew
this was coming. You’ve seen it

enough times.”
― Nickole Brown, To Those Who Were Our First Gods

“I want you to grab a rag,
a sponge, the corner of your shirt―
anything you can find—to sop
up the liquid—so much of it
you can’t tell what’s what—be it
mucus or bile or vomit or blood―
as if every water has been brought up
for this giving-in, as if his body
is already a river and rushing

away.”
― Nickole Brown, To Those Who Were Our First Gods