Theory of Flight Quotes
“Bridge the distance his father had created” – Golide Gumede
“Finally found something, someone, to have allegiance to” – Mordechai
“Deep sense of belonging” – How Marcus felt with Beauford farm and estate
“Real Revolutionary” – Bhekithemba
“No one is inherently evil. But we are all capable of evil.” – Jestina
“From now I will choose my own endings” – Genie
“Mischief, Malice, Mayhem” – The man himself
“Wolves in sheep’s clothing” – Kuki referring to black people
“A smile that did not reach her eyes” – Marcus talking about Genie when she was adopted
“Your mom” – Genie talking about Thandi
“Lack of Bravery” – What Kuki feels Everleigh would feel about her.
“Fly through the air like a thing of beauty” – Genie
“He wanted no other meaning for his life but to save her” – Vida
“You took to the streets to free yourself of expectation and obligations” – Vida
“Genie had simply been whoever the Masukus wanted her to be” – Krystle
“They had no choice but to accept each other as they were” – Genie and Vida
“Promise her that he will never speak to her of love” – Vida
“Genie had prepared herself to leave him. And she had done her best to prepare him as well.”
“Genie has chosen this end for herself” – Genie unconscious in a pool of blood
“Because we cannot print what matters, we never print the truth – Bekhithemba
“A lion without his pride” – Dingani
“Home. A sanctuary” – How Marcus imagines a life with Genie
“You cannot believe everything you hear. Especially about mothers” – Krystle
“Fragile to the point of being brittle” – The Masukus
“Bridge the distance his father had created” – Golide Gumede
“Finally found something, someone, to have allegiance to” – Mordechai
“Deep sense of belonging” – How Marcus felt with Beauford farm and estate
“Real Revolutionary” – Bhekithemba
“No one is inherently evil. But we are all capable of evil.” – Jestina
“From now I will choose my own endings” – Genie
“Mischief, Malice, Mayhem” – The man himself
“Wolves in sheep’s clothing” – Kuki referring to black people
“A smile that did not reach her eyes” – Marcus talking about Genie when she was adopted
“Your mom” – Genie talking about Thandi
“Lack of Bravery” – What Kuki feels Everleigh would feel about her.
“Fly through the air like a thing of beauty” – Genie
“He wanted no other meaning for his life but to save her” – Vida
“You took to the streets to free yourself of expectation and obligations” – Vida
“Genie had simply been whoever the Masukus wanted her to be” – Krystle
“They had no choice but to accept each other as they were” – Genie and Vida
“Promise her that he will never speak to her of love” – Vida
“Genie had prepared herself to leave him. And she had done her best to prepare him as well.”
“Genie has chosen this end for herself” – Genie unconscious in a pool of blood
“Because we cannot print what matters, we never print the truth – Bekhithemba
“A lion without his pride” – Dingani
“Home. A sanctuary” – How Marcus imagines a life with Genie
“You cannot believe everything you hear. Especially about mothers” – Krystle
“Fragile to the point of being brittle” – The Masukus
