“We study the past so that we may know the future. Why not study abroad, so that we may know ourselves?” SelfPastHistoryIdentity Book:On a Red Station, Drifting Source: On a Red Station, Drifting
“It’s this place, this wretched place, where they never stop watching, where they never stop judging. It makes monsters out of us.” CommunityFamilyJudgementPrivacySurveillance Book:On a Red Station, Drifting Source: On a Red Station, Drifting
“If love is what it takes to make her remember a girl in the midst of a fire, then how much can you trust her? How much can you trust that love?” FireUnhealthy Relationship Book:Fireheart Tiger Source: Fireheart Tiger
“You leave behind your fine poems. You leave behind your beautiful flowers. And the earth that was only leant to you. You ascend into the Light, O Quechomitl, you leave behind the flowers and the singing and the earth. Safe journey, O friend.” DeathPoemsAztecs Book:Servant of the Underworld Source: Servant of the Underworld
“I still couldn’t banish the image of the Quetzal Flower. In my mind, it merged with that of Priestess Eleuia: everything a man could desire or aspire to, a woman who would suck the marrow from your bones and still leave you smiling.” LustAztecs Book:Servant of the Underworld Source: Servant of the Underworld
“She says--because darkness needs to be faced, needs to be denied--"You would have given me so much, in exchange for me giving up everything.” DarknessSacrificeUnhealthy Relationship Book:Fireheart Tiger Source: Fireheart Tiger