Children of Virtue and Vengeance
Tomi Adeyemi
Top 10 Best Quotes
“You two. Even when you crash, you intertwine.”
“We're the children of the gods." I lift my chin. "If someone's running away, it's not going to be us.”
“You are not your mistakes.” Mama Agba holds both of her shoulders, making Amari cry harder. “Do not let one moment define or destroy you. The gods work in mysterious ways. Have faith in their greater plan.”
“You don't get to judge me," I whisper. "I didn't ask for any of this!" "No one ever aks, but you're here. You're here when so many people aren't!”
“You carry all of us in your heart. We shall live in every breath you take. Every incantation you speak.”
“You have to look beyond the surface if you truly want to achieve the peace you seek.”
“When the elders built this place, it was only bare mountaintops.' I look to the crowd. 'It didn't become a home because they filled it with towers. It became a home because they built it together. This land, these temples--they're not what matters. As long as we have each other, we will carry Orisha in our veins. No one can ever take that away.”
“Under my rule, this will be a land where even the poorest villagers are fed, housed, and clothed. A kingdom where everyone is protected, where everyone is accepted! The divisions of the past are over!” I extend my hands and lift my voice. “A new Orïsha is on the horizon!”
“We suffer so everyone else can smile.”
“you should know that there are weapons so great, they shouldn’t be used.”
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Book Keywords:
ancestors, grief, maji, legacy-of-orisha, loss, blood, amari, zelie, family, home, inspirational, ancestry, orisha, connection, magic
