Libba Bray Quote

But Gemma, you could change the world.That should take far more than my power, I say.True. But change needn't happen all at once. It can be small gestures.Moments. Do you understand? He's looking at me differently now, though I cannot say how. I only know I need to look away...We pass by the pools, where the mud larks sift. And for only a few seconds, I let the magic loose again.Oi! By all the saints! a boy cries from the river.Gone off the dock? an old woman calls. The mud larks break into cackles.'S not a rock! he shouts. He races out of the fog, cradling something in his palm. Curiosity gets the better of the others. They crowd about trying to see. In his palm is a smattering of rubies. We're rich mates! It's a hot bath and a full belly for every one of us!Kartik eyes me suspiciously. That was a strange stroke of good fortune.Yes it was.I don't suppose that was your doing.I'm not sure I don't know what you mean, I say.And that is how change happens. One gesture. One person. One moment at a time.