Quotes from bookFlesh and Fire
Flesh and Fire is the first book in The Vineart War trilogy by Laura Anne Gilman. The story follows a slave named Jerzy, who is taken into an apprenticeship to become a Vineart. In the course of his studies his master becomes concerned by reports of attacks on Vinearts and sends Jerzy to study with another Vineart. He also instructs Jerzy to search for more information on the events that are occurring, but Jerzy is met with disapproval while there.
“Any change in routine was terrifying, even if it involved less violence rather than more.”
Laura Anne Gilman book Flesh and Fire
Source: Flesh and Fire (2009), p. 30
“And still, the more he learned, the more he became aware that he did not know.”
Laura Anne Gilman book Flesh and Fire
Source: Flesh and Fire (2009), p. 313
“The painful truth is that while we might have the illusion, none of us are free.”
Laura Anne Gilman book Flesh and Fire
Source: Flesh and Fire (2009), p. 304
“Power calls to those who are hungry for power, and there are hungry idiots everywhere.”
Laura Anne Gilman book Flesh and Fire
Source: Flesh and Fire (2009), p. 106
“Everything else was in the past, and the past no longer mattered.”
Laura Anne Gilman book Flesh and Fire
Source: Flesh and Fire (2009), p. 215
“That is the danger of an idea, Jerzy. Once planted, you cannot control where the roots may go.”
Laura Anne Gilman book Flesh and Fire
Source: Flesh and Fire (2009), p. 221
“Call it not paranoia, but caution.”
Laura Anne Gilman book Flesh and Fire
Source: Flesh and Fire (2009), p. 96
