Steph (starrysteph)

“Ah, but that's the thing about the Yahad and hope. We have always had to have it. I think we are more used to hanging on to it than many are led to believe. To be a Yahad and practice our religion is inherently hopeful, that one day, our people will be free.”
― Maddie Martinez, The Maiden and Her Monster

“There are many forbidden things … But rarely does that mean we cannot make the choice to do them anyway. If the cause is right.”
― Maddie Martinez, The Maiden and Her Monster

“I read everything as it is given to me, exactly how it is said, only to discover that the world always operates just below the surface.”
― Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

“What are humans without stories, Malka? Do you think it won't take stories to shift the tide of war, to build nations up from the ground? Behind every tyrant is a story that justifies their means; behind every brutalized culture are stories that string generations together like emerald beads. Their stories will have meanings, and we will not forget them.”
― Maddie Martinez, The Maiden and Her Monster