Skin Of The Sea Quotes
"The water is layered with cold currents, sea creatures, and a ship that slices through it with cargo holds full of stolen people."
"May you be at peace, sister. Yemoja will ease your journey back home."
"Every time, the loss feels the same, as if a part of me is within reach, only to dissolve like mist on the tops of the waves."
"I welcome you. Gathered, you will be blessed by Mother Yemoja, who will ease your journey."
"May Olodumare take you home to safety and peace."
"The sea takes me and I let it, but this time I don't allow it to have everything."
"Tomorrow is the orisa’s day, the only one she can be summoned on. One night. I don’t control it. It’s that or nothing."
"The memories that come back to me are not always the type I want. Some I will gladly let the sea take."
"What is done is done. We cannot change the past, only learn from it. What happens next is up to you."
"Creating seven Mami Wata was…risky. Olodumare saw it as a fracture of the decree."
"If one of us is close, the other can sense it."
"Humans can often be cruel in their curiosity about the unknown. Do not trust them."
"Protect yourself...and others if and when they need it."
"You are lucky. You boarded just as Musa has cooked some pepper soup."
"It is not something I ever agreed with. This trade with the òyìnbó. Of any kind."
"The flavor bursts on my tongue like no other, hot and fiery with a powerful kick."
"The wind must not have blown you as far away as you thought."
"We will not sit back and watch. We will not leave the pleas of our people unanswered."
"We are destroying as many of the vessels that carry the enslaved as we come across."
"I'm looking for the rings of Ile-Ife. I need them to seek Olodumare’s...forgiveness."
"The land and all on it will slowly rot. It's happening already."
"All signs need to be understood, not feared just because they are unknown."
"You've done so much for me that I can't even begin to know how to pay you back."
"Tell me about your home, about your brother and sister."
"Gone," says Kola's father, his voice low and hoarse. "Taken last night."
"Let's think of a solution, not the problem. None of us prosper when we're divided."
"You are repaying me by taking me to the babalawo now."
"Whenever you need her strength, say the prayers I have taught you."
"She's alive, but we'll need to get her inside Oko's walls now. She needs a healer."
"First we need to get through the forest to Esu’s palace. We’ll need to be careful in navigating, be alert, trust our instincts."
"Esu is not inherently evil. He showed them mercy when they showed him respect."
"Don’t try to distract us from what you’ve done, little one."
"I nearly weep with relief when I finally lower my body into the river."
"They are staring because you are magnificent."
"It feels as if I belong. To the water. That I’m a part of it and it’s a part of me."
"You are you, Simidele. Nothing has changed that and nothing will."
"We need to keep on. The sooner we find the twins, the better."
"I wanted to tell you how thankful I am for all your help."
"We are not ‘things,’ but a people that have been scattered because of the fears of others."
"You need to go, before we lose control of our change."
"They’re trying to get to you. You need to go. Now."
"We will find the twins and the rings. And then we will mourn together, properly. As Issa deserves."
"You might think you've been clever to get this far, but I've known about your little quest since you boarded Abayomi's ship."
"After all, you're not human, no matter what you look like at the moment."
"Come on, little fish. Will you not tell Adekola what will happen?"
"Never again. You can't even walk for a few hours before your feet betray your unnatural state."
"Olodumare rained powers down on earth as if they were nothing."