“It turned out to be a crock of shit. They had printed manuals with gender-appropriate terminology and the like, but detectives still called gay men “faggots,” women were “bitches,” and if a “lady” was raped the first question to ask… — Silvia Moreno-Garcia Copy Share Image
“There is a phrase, ātl tlachinolli, ‘the water that scorches the earth.’ My name means ‘water’ but it is also war.” — Silvia Moreno-Garcia Copy Share Image
“It turned out to be a crock of shit. They had printed manuals with gender-appropriate terminology and the like, but detectives still called gay… — Silvia Moreno-Garcia Copy Share Image
“He probably didn’t know Aztecs from Mayans. None of the gods, none of the mythology, none of the names she’d learned since childhood. There had been vampires in America before the Aztecs rose to power, and they had interacted with humans, of course. But the Tlahuelpocmimi had blended so seamlessly into Aztec culture it was difficult to determine who had… — Silvia Moreno-Garcia Copy Share
“Employers advertised jobs in Mexico by specifying the age and even goddamn school a kid had to have graduated from. No students from the UNAM, no one over thirty-four, no married people, no kids, send a photograph, and indicate religion. Under those fucking circumstances you had to try to give your child an edge or they were going to be… — Silvia Moreno-Garcia Copy Share
“I don’t want to go back. Not for a thousand years, and yet…I don’t know what I’ll do if I’m not taking care of… — Silvia Moreno-Garcia Copy Share Image
“Kika changed seats, pulling a chair and joining Ana at her table. Gang member, very likely, even if she seemed to dabble in unorthodox… — Silvia Moreno-Garcia Copy Share Image
“My apologies. Time and isolation do strange things. Of course, the levels of serotonin do not help,” the vampire said. “The what?” Domingo asked.… — Silvia Moreno-Garcia Copy Share Image
“Once inside she hesitated, and in addition to the cigarettes grabbed a diet soda and a yellow puff pastry wrapped in cellophane. She doubted… — Silvia Moreno-Garcia Copy Share Image
“The things you name do grow in power, but others that are not ever whispered claw at one's heart anyway, rip it to shreds… — Silvia Moreno-Garcia Copy Share Image
“Domingo didn’t want to say that everyone was an asshole, but many people are assholes when you’re living in the streets.” — Silvia Moreno-Garcia Copy Share Image
“This was more than a pact; it was a true connection. Once she gave him this, she could not take it away. There should… — Silvia Moreno-Garcia Copy Share Image
