“It made Fire so angry, the thought of such a medicine, a violence done to herself to stop her from creating anything like herself. And what was the purpose of these eyes, this impossible face, the softness and the curves of this body, the strength of this mind; what was the point, if none of the men who desired her were to give her any babies, and all it ever brought her was grief? What was the purpose of a woman monster?”
Kristin Cashore, born in 1976, is an accomplished American writer known for her unique narrative style and profound thematic explorations. Her works are highly appreciated by both young and adult readers. more
“Love has made me a different person. It has made the world beautiful.”
“She is free to do what she wants, and free not to do it.”
“When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail.”
“These are the days when birds come back, a very few, a Bird or two, to take a backward look.”