Kameron Hurley Quotes

Nyx had killed a lot of people. She'd let even more die through neglect. Rhys was just one more. I'm the same person, aren't I? she thought. She had burned herself up, only to come out the other side exactly the same.Taite's signal would get out, Nyx knew. It would be soon enough to save *her*. But it would not be soon enough for Rhys. Nyx hardened her jaw. Her hands and feet were still tied. They'd stripped her of her most obvious weapons. She could just wait this out.She saw Rhys register that. But there was no shock. Just resignation. He knew her for what she was. Butcher. Monster.The same old monster.

Nobody really knows what I am,” Nyx said. “Not until I put a bullet in their head.

Because until you know what you want to be, other people are just going to keep trying to make you into something useful for them.

Every time Nyx thought she’d gotten out of the business of killing boys, she shot another one.

It all came apart once you started caring for something outside yourself.

You started caring about somebody, you did stupid things.

We all fight monsters, she knew. There was no shame in losing.

It was the secret to winning any contest, he said, in life or in the boxing ring – you just had to get up more than you fell down.