They hang people for murder, and while I didn't exactly like Mummy, she was my mother after all. Though do they hang Viscountesses?
Jo WaltonYet I felt he was innocent in a way I was not, that I knew more about evil than he ever could, because he had parents who loved him and wanted the best for him, while I had grown up with Mummy.
Jo WaltonIf you love books enough, books will love you back.
Jo WaltonIt doesn't matter. I have books, new books, and I can bear anything as long as there are books.
Jo WaltonTags: books
There are some awful things in the world, it's true, but there are also some great books.
Jo WaltonClass is entirely intangible, and the way it affects things isn't subject to scientific analysis, and it's not supposed to be real but it's pervasive and powerful. See; just like magic.
Jo WaltonIf I were omnipotent and omnibenevolent I wouldn't be so damn ineffable.
Jo WaltonTags: god omnipotence
You know, class is like magic. There's nothing there you can point to, it evaporates if you try to analyse it, but it's real and it affects how people behave and makes things happen.
Jo WaltonTags: magic-class-society
I don’t think I am like other people. I mean on some deep fundamental level. It’s not just being half a twin and reading a lot and seeing fairies. It’s not just being outside when they’re all inside. I used to be inside. I think there’s a way I stand aside and look backwards at things when they’re happening which isn’t normal.
Jo WaltonTags: outsider
One of the things I've always liked about science fiction is the way it makes you think about things, and look at things from angles you'd never have thought about before.
Jo WaltonTags: science-fiction
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