The spirits, he said, the souls. They are not angry at the living, they just want to help. Helping others is the only way we can prove we still matter. — Ekaterina Sedia Copy Share Image
“They, the women, were like the gargoyles, Mattie thought. Respected in words, but hidden from view of those who ran the city and managing to live in the darkness, in the secret interstices of life.” — Ekaterina Sedia Copy Share Image
You know how they say the grass is always greener on the other side? It is greener, because you're not there. And if you… — Ekaterina Sedia Copy Share Image
The bird Gamayun was related to Alkonost and Sirin in some vague fashion-even the most casual observer would've noticed that all three of them… — Ekaterina Sedia Copy Share Image
“Of course I am!” Mattie stomped her foot, and the entire house shook. “Everyone should be afraid of change—people die in such times.” — Ekaterina Sedia Copy Share Image
“That was the trouble with the supernatural, Vimbai thought--you didn't know what laws ruled it, and what was a coincidence and what was a… — Ekaterina Sedia Copy Share Image
The moment passes. There is no point in regretting irreversible decisions—one has to live with them, and we try. — Ekaterina Sedia Copy Share Image
The spirits, he said, the souls. They are not angry at the living, they just want to help. Helping others is the only way… — Ekaterina Sedia Copy Share Image
“The crows demur at first, but soon grow bold and eat. He talks to them. He tells them of all the things that bother… — Ekaterina Sedia Copy Share Image
“Your people are losing your jobs to your machines. You put mechanizing everything and making it efficient above your people's happiness, and you wonder… — Ekaterina Sedia Copy Share Image
We suddenly feel fearful and apprehensive, naked in our perishable flesh, and for just a moment we wish we could go back to being… — Ekaterina Sedia Copy Share Image
“They, the women, were like the gargoyles, Mattie thought. Respected in words, but hidden from view of those who ran the city and managing… — Ekaterina Sedia Copy Share Image
“He was still wide awake when the morning came - the light changed imperceptibly underground, with the glowtrees flaring up brightly, and the shimmer… — Ekaterina Sedia Copy Share Image
