A Universe of Wishes Quotes

“We study the ancient ones to learn about ourselves. They are not a monoculture, not a song with a single note. They are a collection of stories, an endless symphony, a galaxy of stars.”
― Samira Ahmed, A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

“The Khawla historian says the people of this planet were like a virus—multiplying endlessly, consuming every resource they could wrench from land and sky, acting as if all they could survey was theirs for the taking and the ruining. Every time their planet cried out, they ignored its pleas. Instead of curbing their wasteful desires—their fossil fuels and their petroleum-fueled lives—they simply expanded their settlements, moved to new places, plundered more ground, until their land could bear it no longer and erupted in fire. There were many among the young who had spoken the truth, who gave warning of what their future could hold, but on this planet, old men didn’t plan for futures they knew they wouldn’t be there to enjoy. They couldn’t see past themselves.”
― Dhonielle Clayton, A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

“There were many among the young who had spoken the truth, who gave warning of what their future could hold, but on this planet, old men didn’t plan for futures they knew they wouldn’t be there to enjoy. They couldn’t see past themselves.”
― Samira Ahmed, A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

“Beloved. Habibi means beloved. I hope this letter gets to you in time.
Find me.”
― Tochi Onyebuchi, A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

“But I think that's what you might look like. It's what I think a hero might look like.”
― Tochi Onyebuchi, A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

“Sometimes I cry and that helps. Not loud or nothin, but real quiet. You know the type where your shoulders heave abd it feels like the sadness is tryna bustbrught outta your body. Just like that.”
― Tochi Onyebuchi, A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

“I gazed into the stars, hoping to seek you out. And here you are. I looked to find answers because I refused to believe we were alone.”
― Samira Ahmed, A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

“If you have found this, if you are reading this, tell our story. The terrible and the beautiful. The horror and the wonder.”
― Samira Ahmed, A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

“He is the picture of grace, a flower in full bloom to the sun, open and glorious and beautiful in his vulnerability.”
― Natalie C. Parker, A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

“The Khawla historian says the people of this planet were like a virus—multiplying endlessly, consuming every resource they could wrench from land and sky, acting as if all they could survey was theirs for the taking and the ruining. Every time their planet cried out, they ignored its pleas. Instead of curbing their wasteful desires—their fossil fuels and their petroleum-fueled lives—they simply expanded their settlements, moved to new places, plundered more ground, until their land could bear it no longer and erupted in fire. There were many among the young who had spoken the truth, who gave warning of what their future could hold, but on this planet, old men didn’t plan for futures they knew they wouldn’t be there to enjoy. They couldn’t see past themselves.”
― Samira Ahmed, A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology