"Gathering Blue" Quotes
In a dystopian society, a young girl with a disability discovers her unique talent and challenges the oppressive system.
young adult | 240 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
She knew what she was doing. She did not want to live in a world where she could not belong because she was a girl.
The future was a thing that gleamed before her, but she could not imagine it yet.
If there was nowhere else to go, no one to help, she would manage on her own. She had already managed for four years.
The robe was old and worn, and it was a color that held the heat of the sun.
They were kind to her, she knew, but also they were afraid of her. They did not understand her, and they were afraid of what they did not understand.
She looked around at the faces of her friends, their open, expressive faces, and she felt a sudden rush of love for them.
The future was uncertain, but that was to be expected. The past was filled with memories, both good and bad.
She understood that the true measure of a person's worth was not what they did or what they had. It was what they were.
She knew the sounds of the wind and the scents of the earth, but she had never known the sound of a human voice or the scent of a human body.
She had never known the comfort of a family; she had never had a mother or father or siblings to lean on.
