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“I missed all the people and places I didn’t know if I would ever see again â€� my grandparents and their cute little house at Basin Head, where we used to visit the beach everyday and I would run barefoot over the singing sands and swim in the impossibly enormous ocean.”
― Rachael Arsenault, She Who Rises

“I don’t like it. I would prefer no one else became tied up in this. But some things can’t be helped. War is harsh.â€�
“We’re not at war.�
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― Rachael Arsenault, She Who Rises

“My grandmother has lived through centuries. She’s seen it all. And she’s dealt with more threats to her safety than just rogue magicians. Being an old black woman travelling the world throughout history was hardâ€� especially during colonization and the slave trade.â€�
My cheeks warmed. “I � I hadn’t thought of that…�
“I know. You’ve never really needed to. But it’s not just that. Masika has lost a lot of people â€� a lot of family â€� and she lost almost all of them specifically so she could continue to live.”
― Rachael Arsenault, She Who Rises

“Always the optimist, Masika said, “It is far worse than that.”
― Rachael Arsenault, She Who Rises

“During the Stone Age––â€�
“Age of Magic,� Masika snapped. “It was less than 3000 years ago, not 8000 years ago.�
Despite everything, Farida cracked a little smile. “The Age of Magic is the Age of Magic Stones, so it’s the Stone Age.”
― Rachael Arsenault, She Who Rises

“We shouldn’t split up.â€�
“I’ll only be a minute.�
“It only takes a minute to be arrested or killed.”
― Rachael Arsenault, She Who Rises

“Stupid. This was all so stupid. We had already broken up. I’d done all my crying. I’d vented to Emily and my mom â€� remapped my future into a life that didn’t include him. So why did I feel as raw and vulnerable as I had the moment he broke up with me?”
― Rachael Arsenault, She Who Rises

“I remembered the last time Emily and I had tried looking ourselves up as a joke. Her top result had been some sort of beauty blogger on YouTube and mine had been a porn star. We had laughed ourselves silly over it. Now, when I looked up my name, the first page of results was actually all me.”
― Rachael Arsenault, She Who Rises

“You should have started with the fire,â€� Masika said dryly.
“I thought it might scare her.�
Masika raised her eyebrows. “More than cutting yourself?”
― Rachael Arsenault, She Who Rises

“I am thinking rationally! What’s not rational about saying you’re crazy and magic isn’t real?”
― Rachael Arsenault, She Who Rises

“I couldn’t deny the intense draw I felt in that dimly lit museum collection. The air around me hummed with an energy that was foreign and nostalgic all at once.”
― Rachael Arsenault, She Who Rises