“No matter my origins, there is worth in what I am.”
―
Namina Forna,
The Gilded Ones
“We all have a choice right now. Are we girls or are we demons? Are we going to die or are we going to survive?” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“The physical body—it heals. The scars fade. But the memories are forever. Even when you forget, they remain inside, taunting you, resurfacing when you least expect.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“Never forget: the same gift they praise you for now, they will kill you for later.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“My anger builds as I realize how thoroughly my mind has been poisoned that I would be shocked to see women in these positions.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“All this time, I've been afraid of my ability, when instead I should have been regarding it as a treasured weapon.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“He's crying as he kills me” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“Subterfuge is their art, disguise their trade.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“Keita is just like all the rest, giving us impossibilities and calling them choices.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“No matter what White Hands is, no matter what she’s done, she’s saved the lives of countless girls. Rescued them from certain death. Rescued me.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“like all the rest, giving us impossibilities and calling them choices.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“The emperor and his men, they can use White Hands and the rest of the karmokos to make us into warriors, they can even give us absolution, but they can never change what they did. They can never take back the horrors that have already been inflicted on us.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“a constant reminder that women were created to be helpmeets to men, subservient to their desires and commands.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“They might need us now because we're valuable, might pretend to accept us, to reward us - but never forget what they did to us first.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“Every girl knows it by heart. We recite it whenever we enter a temple – a constant reminder that women were created to be helpmeets to men, subservient to their desires and commands.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“Do you think this is a game?” the proud girl snaps, aquiline features whipping, hawklike, towards Britta. “Do you think that we’re off to court, to learn how to be proper maidens and do needlework?” The girl leans closer, a sneer on her face. “We’re monsters, and they’re going to treat us like monsters. They’re going to use us, bleed us, and when they’re done, they’re going to find whatever our final deaths are and execute us one by one.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“We all have a choice right now. Are we girls or are we demon? Are we going to die or are we going to survive?” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“His words, his hate, strike deep into my heart. Bitches. A word just as ugly as all the others men throw at us. It’s all I can do not to unsheathe my swords, but I ask one last question. “Why didn’t you kill me the moment you knew what I was?” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“was born and raised in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Sierra Leone is deeply patriarchal, and girls are often considered lesser than boys. When I moved to America, I hoped things would change, but I quickly realized it was the same. Perhaps the message wasn’t as in your face, but it was still there.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“We all have a choice right now. Are we girls or are we demons? Are we going to die or are we going to survive?” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“The physical body—it heals. The scars fade. But the memories are forever. Even when you forget, they remain inside, taunting you, resurfacing when you least expect.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“Never forget: the same gift they praise you for now, they will kill you for later.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“My anger builds as I realize how thoroughly my mind has been poisoned that I would be shocked to see women in these positions.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“All this time, I've been afraid of my ability, when instead I should have been regarding it as a treasured weapon.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“He's crying as he kills me” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“Subterfuge is their art, disguise their trade.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“Keita is just like all the rest, giving us impossibilities and calling them choices.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“No matter what White Hands is, no matter what she’s done, she’s saved the lives of countless girls. Rescued them from certain death. Rescued me.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“like all the rest, giving us impossibilities and calling them choices.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“The emperor and his men, they can use White Hands and the rest of the karmokos to make us into warriors, they can even give us absolution, but they can never change what they did. They can never take back the horrors that have already been inflicted on us.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“a constant reminder that women were created to be helpmeets to men, subservient to their desires and commands.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“They might need us now because we're valuable, might pretend to accept us, to reward us - but never forget what they did to us first.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“Every girl knows it by heart. We recite it whenever we enter a temple – a constant reminder that women were created to be helpmeets to men, subservient to their desires and commands.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“Do you think this is a game?” the proud girl snaps, aquiline features whipping, hawklike, towards Britta. “Do you think that we’re off to court, to learn how to be proper maidens and do needlework?” The girl leans closer, a sneer on her face. “We’re monsters, and they’re going to treat us like monsters. They’re going to use us, bleed us, and when they’re done, they’re going to find whatever our final deaths are and execute us one by one.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“We all have a choice right now. Are we girls or are we demon? Are we going to die or are we going to survive?” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“His words, his hate, strike deep into my heart. Bitches. A word just as ugly as all the others men throw at us. It’s all I can do not to unsheathe my swords, but I ask one last question. “Why didn’t you kill me the moment you knew what I was?” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
“was born and raised in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Sierra Leone is deeply patriarchal, and girls are often considered lesser than boys. When I moved to America, I hoped things would change, but I quickly realized it was the same. Perhaps the message wasn’t as in your face, but it was still there.” ― Namina Forna, The Gilded Ones
