Michelle Moran, Rebel Queen
10 quotes
"Grandmother was like an opal. You could never be sure which colors were really there and which were just tricks of the light."
"We can help pave the roads of those around us, but we can't choose their direction."
"Even prisoners can escape if they have books."
"Pain moves us forward, changing us into something else, something we need to be."
"Arjun: ...the men are talking because you're beautiful.Sita: ...I would much rather they talk about me because I'm skilled."
"Sometimes, Anu, we have to take actions that make us sad because it's the right thing to do for the future."
"The only words free of suspicious motives will be the ones I find in books."
"Some people are so impoverished all they have is gold."
"When a storm comes, bamboo bends. It doesn't break."
"We've all done things we'd rather keep in the dark. It's only by shedding light on them that our demons can disappear."