Blood Like Magic Quotes

“It’s a sad world when people of a certain privilege have no interest in paying it forward and becoming productive members of society,”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“We call ourselves a community, but if we are, we should help each other and do it without a price attached.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“Sometimes, the things that change your life are physically small and mentally enormous.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“Before the drugs, anyway. It’s not exactly easy to be righteous when you’re controlled by addiction.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“A future without magic would mean there’s no reason for them to keep forcing themselves to stay here.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“Ever since I was little, cooking has been my refuge. As much of a comfort as eating. It’s also the only thing I’ve ever been good at. And not once has anyone, even Keis, ever asked if it’s what I actually want for a future. I don’t know if they think it’s what I want.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“Oh, I know.” I snarl at him, “And if you hadn’t been high the night Eden was born, you could have saved her yourself. Her life wouldn’t be in danger at all if you had just gotten your shit together! But I’m glad you were willing to let me go without knowing any of that if I didn’t tell you about the daughter that you chose to abandon.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“If you need to rely on powers to fuel your talent, you need to face the fact that you don’t have any.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“Food is a powerful thing in relationships. It shows that they matter to you and warms the heart.” Her words sound normal, but her voice is even sharper than Granny’s. “But does your ancestor care about that? Apparently not.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“It’s busy, but not in that way where everyone is rushing and angry. It’s just alive with people going about their business.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“Murder isn’t our way. Some impure families will split a man from sternum to scrotum to grant a single pure wish. Once, we did too. Our ancestors believed in that sort of blood. It took twenty-five of them to move this house.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“From the start of this, Mama Jova has wanted me to take control of my future and choices. And this whole time I’ve believed that I would make the wrong choice. That’s how it’s been with everything in my life. Every decision was another chance to mess up.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“Sometimes,” she says, looking back at me, “I think you’re the strongest person in this family, Voya. And the most hacked thing about it is that we have never supported you enough for you to feel that way about yourself.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“Talking about me again? Having discussions about how I’m too fragile to do my task and will fall in love with any boy who will have me?”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“Part of what lets the pure families feel secure is that Johan’s tongue is bound to never mention impure rituals to students.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“Impure families are more likely to conceal gifts to protect themselves from rivals in the community because their powers are so much stronger.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“Of course. I work in a competitive company with people constantly waiting for me to spark shit up so they can take my place.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“Remembering each time is like a realization that never quite sinks in. Is she gone for now, or gone forever?”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“When you destroy something, you also have the opportunity to create something new in its place.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“When death comes and you ’re ready. It’s the only forever there is.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“Your research is as fruitless as searching for the philosopher’s stone.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“Magic isn't complicated. It has always been and always will be nothing more than blood and intent.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“I always knew that we had the same dream. I just had to wait for you to give yourself permission to dream it.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“Now I’ll be able to see my choices laid bare, in multiple timelines. The ancestors must love irony.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“I bring the intent. They bring the blood.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“Everyone acts like magic is a gift. It isn’t. It’ s a curse that lets us pretend we ’re a connected and functional family when we’re actually splitting at the seams.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“She said that every time you cry about something, and you think it’ s the worst thing you’ve ever been through, remember there ’ s always something worse on the horizon.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“Sometimes,” she says, looking back at me, “I think you ’re the strongest person in this family, V oya. And the most hacked thing about it is that we have never supported you enough for you to feel that way about yourself.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“The future isn’t as simple as doing what you love.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic

“every decision you make has multiple choices.”
― Liselle Sambury, Blood Like Magic