“....the shadow across her face made her look demonic. Lady Baynard found a sick rhythm in the act....There was nothing human in her expression, just unbridled malice. Each lash was more than violence -- it was her revenge against everything she couldn't control.: Lafayette's drunken ineptitude, her lack of true status, the grasping at power that was just out of reach.” LoveRelationshipsRacismMen And WomenRevengeParents And ChildrenHate Fate Book:Burn Down Master's House Source: Burn Down Master's House
“A man's got a choice, live on his knees or die on his feet. Done kneeling.” LoveHateRelationshipsFateRacismMen And WomenColonialismBeing Black Book:Burn Down Master's House Source: Burn Down Master's House
“The door of their hearts cracked wide open, wide enough for the river to flow in and climb to the crown of their heads.” LoveHateRelationshipsFateRacismSlaveryLgbtqParents And Children Book:Burn Down Master's House Source: Burn Down Master's House
“You remember a family, a life before all this. If I knew how to love, I'd tell you I love you. But I don't reckon I know how, Henri. I'm not even sure we're supposed to love.” LoveHateRelationshipsFateRacismLgbtqBeing Black Book:Burn Down Master's House Source: Burn Down Master's House
“The stories of others who fought back never stopped circling their plans. Retribution was inevitable. Justice was fated. Capitultion was unthinkable.” LoveHateRelationshipsFateRacismInjusticeLgbtq Book:Burn Down Master's House Source: Burn Down Master's House
“The stories of others who fought back never stopped circling their plans. Retribution was inevitable. Justice was fated. Capitulation was unthinkable.” LoveHateRelationshipsJusticeFateRacismInjusticeLgbtq Book:Burn Down Master's House Source: Burn Down Master's House
“All the devil's power came from God himself.” ReligionChristianityDevilSlavery Book:Burn Down Master's House Source: Burn Down Master's House