“I am the only storm that matters now, and there is no shelter from what I bring.”
―
Rebecca Roanhorse,
Black Sun
“Everything you've done, your past, it's all just a story you tell yourself. Some of it is true, but some of it is lies.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Trail of Lightning
“Usually," Xiala said carefully, "when someone describes a man as harmless, he ends up being a villain.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Black Sun
“And Grandfather Crow said to First Woman, tell me your stories so that I might know who you are and what you value. If your stories are of the glory of war, I will know you value power. If your stories are of kinship, I know you value relationship. If your stories are of many children, I know you value legacy. But if your stories are of adaptation and survival, of long memory and revenge, then I will know you are a Crow like me.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Black Sun
“Words matter,' he says. 'The name you give things, it forms them when you speak. You must always be careful with your words.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Trail of Lightning
“Why try to educate those who cared not to learn?” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Black Sun
“But I had forgotten that the Diné had already suffered their apocalypse over a century before. This wasn’t our end. This was our rebirth.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Trail of Lightning
“The sea herself," she said. "I am her daughter, and when I'm with my mother"--she exhaled gustily--"nobody fucks with her children.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Black Sun
“Some people believe you destroy your enemies by making them your friends.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Trail of Lightning
“You know people who love you don't hurt you like that," he says, eyes steady on me. "Love's not supposed to try to kill you.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Trail of Lightning
“There are only two kinds of men: ones who betray you sooner and ones who betray you later.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Black Sun
“Sometimes the ones we call our heroes are the greatest monsters of all.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Trail of Lightning
“A man with a destiny is a man who fears nothing,” he whispered to himself.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Black Sun
“There was magic in the world, pure and simple, things she didn't understand. Best get used to it.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Black Sun
“Rey's face fell, and Leia could see the pain etched there.The girl cared about Ben, and he had disappointed her.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Resistance Reborn
“Finn stepped forward immediately. "Used to be a stormtrooper, but now I'm rebel scum," he said, pressing a fist over his heart. "Until the end.""My point," Poe said, turning back to Agoyo, "is that many of us have dubious beginnings, but it is how we end that counts.""My father was Darth Vader," Leia said, pitching her voice so that it rang out clearly through the room, "Is there anyone who wants to question my loyalty to the Resistance?” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Resistance Reborn
“The forest around me is quiet and whatever judgment it makes of me, merciful or monstrous, it keeps to itself.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Trail of Lightning
“We are but fevered stars," he intoned, like an orator on a stage. "Here a little while, bright with promise, before we burn away.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Fevered Star
“Impress a man today, and he’ll expect you to impress him tomorrow, too.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Black Sun
“Everything you've done, your past, it's all just a story you tell yourself. Some of it is true, but some of it is lies.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Trail of Lightning
“Usually," Xiala said carefully, "when someone describes a man as harmless, he ends up being a villain.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Black Sun
“And Grandfather Crow said to First Woman, tell me your stories so that I might know who you are and what you value. If your stories are of the glory of war, I will know you value power. If your stories are of kinship, I know you value relationship. If your stories are of many children, I know you value legacy. But if your stories are of adaptation and survival, of long memory and revenge, then I will know you are a Crow like me.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Black Sun
“Words matter,' he says. 'The name you give things, it forms them when you speak. You must always be careful with your words.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Trail of Lightning
“Why try to educate those who cared not to learn?” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Black Sun
“But I had forgotten that the Diné had already suffered their apocalypse over a century before. This wasn’t our end. This was our rebirth.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Trail of Lightning
“The sea herself," she said. "I am her daughter, and when I'm with my mother"--she exhaled gustily--"nobody fucks with her children.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Black Sun
“Some people believe you destroy your enemies by making them your friends.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Trail of Lightning
“You know people who love you don't hurt you like that," he says, eyes steady on me. "Love's not supposed to try to kill you.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Trail of Lightning
“There are only two kinds of men: ones who betray you sooner and ones who betray you later.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Black Sun
“Sometimes the ones we call our heroes are the greatest monsters of all.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Trail of Lightning
“A man with a destiny is a man who fears nothing,” he whispered to himself.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Black Sun
“There was magic in the world, pure and simple, things she didn't understand. Best get used to it.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Black Sun
“Rey's face fell, and Leia could see the pain etched there.The girl cared about Ben, and he had disappointed her.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Resistance Reborn
“Finn stepped forward immediately. "Used to be a stormtrooper, but now I'm rebel scum," he said, pressing a fist over his heart. "Until the end.""My point," Poe said, turning back to Agoyo, "is that many of us have dubious beginnings, but it is how we end that counts.""My father was Darth Vader," Leia said, pitching her voice so that it rang out clearly through the room, "Is there anyone who wants to question my loyalty to the Resistance?” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Resistance Reborn
“The forest around me is quiet and whatever judgment it makes of me, merciful or monstrous, it keeps to itself.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Trail of Lightning
“We are but fevered stars," he intoned, like an orator on a stage. "Here a little while, bright with promise, before we burn away.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Fevered Star
“Impress a man today, and he’ll expect you to impress him tomorrow, too.” ― Rebecca Roanhorse, Black Sun
