“Asi es como funciona la memoria-comentó en voz de queda Bitterblue-. Los recuerdos desaparecen sin permiso, y despues regresan del mismo modo, sin preguntarnos.-A veces volvían incompletos y deformados.”
Source: Bitterblue
“Just as he did during the Slavery at Monticello tour, David did not mince words. "There’s a chapter in Notes on the State of Virginia,” he said to the five of us, standing in front of the east wing of Jefferson’s manor, “that has some of the most racist things you might ever read, written by anyone, anywhere, anytime, in it. So sometimes I stop and ask myself, 'If Gettysburg had gone the wrong way, would people be quoting the Declaration of Independence or Notes on the State of Virginia?' It’s the same guy writing.”
Source: How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
“In the portrait of Jefferson that hangs
at Monticello, he is rendered two-toned:
his forehead white with illumination--
a lit bulb--the rest of his face in shadow,
darkened as if the artist meant to contrast
his bright knowledge, its dark subtext.”
Source: Monument: Poems New and Selected
“Nya nodded. "So many people come here without an understanding of the primary cause of the Civil War. Some people think Jefferson wrote the Constitution. I mean there are just so many ways that our public education is failing people by just not giving them the context to understand that Monticello is a plantation, and that slavery was a system that created the economic prosperity that enabled our country to exist. That is not something most people understand. I don't really blame them, because they're not taught to engage that history, and most people are not out here reading all these books that are piled on my desk.”
Source: How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
“There is a solution for everything
As long as you believe
Because belief is where magic is found
Remember to hold onto hope
Because hope is ever-lasting and endearing to your heart
And if you can't find a way... create one
There is a solution for everything”
Source: Exit Point: Arrows From a Rebel Heart
“Suddenly, it wasn't just Emeline's song flooding out, but something else. A thick and shimmering power gushed out of her, like blood from a wound. Around her, the clearing changed. Pale, dead leaves cascaded to the forest floor like snow. The trunks of the trees changed from powdery white to deep browns and dappled greens, color spreading like a blush from their roots to their branches. New leaves began to bud and unfurl, teeming with life.”
Source: Edgewood
“I named you after my favorite tree. The rowan tree. It has white flowers in the spring, red berries in the fall, and the leaves turn yellow in autumn. It’s so delicate looking, but really it’s hardy and strong.” She smiled, bumping Rowan again. “It’s a tree of power, where magic will flower. That’s you.”
Source: House of Spells and Secrets
“She was breaking apart. Her heart was unfurling like a flower awakening to sunlight, her ribs expanding, her head splitting open like that of Zeus when Athena sprang full-formed. She couldn't scream this time, because she had no breath, no lungs, no tongue. The kernel of magic inside her had opened, and it was flooding her body like salt water or light.”
Source: The Magician’s Daughter
“Sometimes magic is not around us but within us.”
Source: Moon Face Witch
“Religious fanaticism is the most dangerous form of insanity.”
Source: Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina