129 Quotes by Elizabeth Bear

Some would say a whore don't have no expectation of Heaven. I'd say, if she gives value for cash, she's got a better shot at God's blessing than your average banker. Jesus loved Mary Magdalene. He kicked over tables when He met a moneylender.

Every one of us is a minor tragedy. Most of us learn to cope.

Rudeness is a weak person's imitation of strength.

She said, "You're a warrior. So how do you kill without rage?""In compassion. Because of necessity." Hrahima set the empty water bowl back in Samarkar's hands. "The same way you carry water.

Mostly, Irizarry knew anger was a waste of time and energy. It didn’t solve anything. It didn’t fix anything. It couldn’t bring back anything that was lost. People, lives. The sorts of things that got washed away in the tides of time. Or were purged, whether you wanted them gone or not.

If you could disagree with kings, were gods so far above?

When the world is ending sometimes you have to save the party until there's time to bake.

The Devil can quote scripture, after all. And monsters can say "please" and "thank you" same as any mother's son.

Let us go hurtling around the galaxy thwarting evil, shall we?