All Quotes By Tag: Female-protagonist

“Is it scary to feel that you are absolutely powerless?”

“They moved like shadows, almost flying across air. It took them literally a second to change their positions.”

“Ten pushups reminded me that I, Kiran McVarras, do not take any abuse and do not forget those who insult me.”

“If she’s lucky, she’ll grow up to be a decent person instead of the wife of a feudal lord.”

“Yes, Lilian Earton was a large woman. She was fat. There was no other word for it. But at the same time, there was something indefinable about her. Was it an inner light? A sparkle in her eyes? The way she spoke and moved and made things move around her? The man couldn’t have said exactly. He didn’t know the word “charisma,” but that was exactly what she had. She had personality that no layers of fat could hide. She was impressive.”

“A last, despairing thought shot through Aliya’s mind, Is this it? I don’t want to die! I want to live! Then everything went dark.”

“Eventually the old herbalist realized that Jaimie had knowledge to share, as well. Two intelligent people can always find common ground.”

“Two intelligent people can always find common ground.”

“There were just four things a woman could be (five at most): daughter, wife, mother, widow, and slut. That was it. There were no other roles for them—no free and independent women, no feminism, no selfsufficiency. If you didn’t like it, you could be branded a witch and executed.”

“Smart people are always learning something new. Stupid people just stay stupid. Remember that.”

“What has happened to you, Aliya Skorolenok? Who have you become? The reflection said nothing, because there was nothing to say.”

“Children should not repeat their parents’ mistakes, especially if their parents are around to warn them.”

“Lily held onto the edge of her desk to keep herself from screaming. She breathed in and breathed out.You’re a surgeon. A surgeon never panics during an operation.”

“Time doesn’t really heal all wounds. It just creates a layer of years over something that still pulses and bleeds. When someone cuts a piece out of your heart, it never heals.”

“All of a sudden, thoughts of the past flitted through Lily’s mind and scratched at her heart.”