Kameron Hurley quotes

It wasn't what was done to you. Life was what you did with what was done to you. (Kameron Hurley)
"We have a war to fight. You don't understand. We fight in God's name.” "I understand just fine,” Nyx said. View quote
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A well-appointed prison is still a prison. View quote
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Countries at war lived in a state of perpetual fear. View quote
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I'd say I was doing a great job submitting to God by submitting to my desires. Who do you think gave me desire in the first place? View quote
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The world could burn around her, the cities turn to dust, the cries of a hundred thousand fill the air, and she would get up after the fire died and walk barefoot and burned over the charred soil in search of clean water, a weapon, a purpose. She would rebuild. View quote
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You could stand near him, listen to him speak, and feel as if you were in the presence of some wiser man, a true mullah. His uncles were the same. Rich, powerful men whose influence allowed them to profit from the war, not fight in it. View quote
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Don't confuse rescue and kidnapping. I have not asked to be rescued. View quote
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"How can you read such a beautiful book and turn your back on it?” "Never said it wasn't a beautiful book. I just don't believe there's some man up there in the black who gets off on watching us pound our head on the pavement six times a day. View quote
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She had already been to hell. One prayer more or less wouldn't make any difference. View quote
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Not everything that's beautiful is weak. (Kameron Hurley)
Nyxnissa?” She looked back at the queen. "There are no happy endings, Nyxnissa.” "I know,” Nyx said. "Life keeps going. View quote
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