Best Children Of Virtue And Vengeance Quotes by Tomi Adeyemi

"I TRY NOT to think of him. But when I do, I hear the tides."

"They called out to me like a lullaby, leading us away from the forest path and toward the sea."

"I didn’t know what we would find. What strange wonder that lullaby would hold."

"It was like the tides held a missing piece of my soul."

"The first magic I’d felt since the king’s men killed Mama."

"We could survive. But now… I can’t keep my father alive."

"Guilt cages me like a casket, trapping me in a tomb of my own mistakes."

"FATHER USED TO SAY that Orïsha waits for no one."

"I stand before you to declare that the divisions of the past are over."

"You tell these people their king has fallen, but you fail to mention the crime of regicide by your hand?"

"If my mother refuses to back down, I’ll take her out."

"The monarchy has magic now and they still hate us."

"I’m tired of choosing the kingdom, the magic, the maji—everyone and everything but me."

"No, we’re not. That gas didn’t hurt you. It doesn’t hurt them."

"Once you’re queen you’ll be in full command of your royal treasuries."

"Freedom doesn’t lie beyond Orïsha’s borders. Not while the little prince still lives. Still wins."

"I’m not running anymore. If war is what they want, then war is what we’ll give them."

"Magic’s been back all of five minutes, and your family’s already rounding us up."

"Your father was far from a good man, but he was a good king. He protected this throne at all cost. As his successor, you must do the same thing."

"I’m the only person fighting for all sides. I can’t do that without my magic. If you don’t want to help me… fine. I’ll find someone who will."

"You were leading with your heart, but you must realize that not every person in Orïsha deserves it."

"You may not agree with my methods, but this is a chance for peace."

"The only way to achieve lasting peace is to cleanse the maggots from this land."

"I sink into the cot, rough fabric soaked with my own sweat. I still don’t understand what happened. My magic’s never caused me so much pain."

"I didn’t even know what I was doing when I raised my hand. I just wanted it all to stop."

"You’re the king, for gods’ sakes! If you have a plan, you fight with soldiers. You fight with me!"

"I smell the way her flesh burned as Father’s soldiers carved through her back."

"Your Majesty, stay the course. End this war so you can continue to do good for the entire kingdom."

"If I’m to die where we stand, then I choose the moon over your ugly face."

"The maji will be better off without you. Orïsha will, too."

"You promised me you wouldn’t use what I taught you against a maji."

"You always have a choice. You just chose wrong."

"What in Oya’s name do you think you’re doing?"

"If they eluded our forces after an insurgent rally in Zaria, but today they were spotted moving south."

"I don’t want to fight," he says, raising his hands in surrender. "Then stand still and die!"

"Your duty as king is to protect the throne. The throne and the people who bow before it."

"Destroy it," I order, though it hurts to speak the words.

"How long can both sides keep going like this before we destroy Orïsha?"
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"It feels like a sin to enter these hallowed grounds with the blood, dirt, and grime coating our weary bodies."

"We have the power to win this war without losing one more soul."

"You are the person your Reapers need, Elder Zélie. The only person you need to prove it to is yourself."

"A power that volatile would consume anyone it touched, and binding yourself to someone’s lifeforce means binding yourself to their death."

"The maji won’t be safe until your brother’s gone."

"The maji and the monarchy have been fighting for decades. Centuries."

"Your courage has given so much back to me. I am as grateful to you as I am to Zélie."

"One victor shall stand at the end of this war. One ruler shall sit on my throne."

"We need to weaken them beyond repair. Divide, conquer, and then force their surrender."

"By using the one thing Amari and Zélie hate most," I answer. "Me."

"Don’t be sad." I whisper Mâzeli’s last words. "Don’t be sad."

"I can’t keep fighting knowing what I know. I don’t want any part in this war."

"These idiots bleed for you. They die for you. And all you want is to run away and lick your scars—"

"You’ll never beat her. You can’t. For Mother, no sacrifice is too great."

"I see the moment she realizes that she won’t make it. The baby falls from her hands."

"I REMEMBER THE morning after the Raid as if it were yesterday."

"They block off the top of the well as the gas howls overhead."

"The world spins around me though my feet stay rooted in place."

"If Zélie were alive, she would’ve returned with Nâo."

"I will the words to be true as I ride through Ibadan’s gate."