# We Unleash the Merciless Storm
Author:: Tehlor Kay Mejia
## Highlights
> A Segunda’s hair had been part of her armor, and Carmen Santos was never unarmed. ([Location 381](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07S9S2SPK&location=381))
> People misunderstood being a Segunda, Carmen thought. They always thought it was about sex. About seduction. But it wasn’t. Not always, anyway. It was more about attention. About the ability to use physicality—your own or that of your atmosphere—to command and direct attention. To divert it. To make it bend around you or light you up or move in a certain direction around a room. ([Location 1918](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07S9S2SPK&location=1918))
> When you controlled people’s attention, you could influence their reactions. If you influenced their reactions, you could affect their decisions. And that was power. ([Location 1922](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07S9S2SPK&location=1922))
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Title: We Unleash the Merciless Storm
Author: Tehlor Kay Mejia
Tags: readwise, books
date: 2024-01-30
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# We Unleash the Merciless Storm
Author:: Tehlor Kay Mejia
## AI-Generated Summary
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## Highlights
> A Segunda’s hair had been part of her armor, and Carmen Santos was never unarmed. ([Location 381](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07S9S2SPK&location=381))
> People misunderstood being a Segunda, Carmen thought. They always thought it was about sex. About seduction. But it wasn’t. Not always, anyway. It was more about attention. About the ability to use physicality—your own or that of your atmosphere—to command and direct attention. To divert it. To make it bend around you or light you up or move in a certain direction around a room. ([Location 1918](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07S9S2SPK&location=1918))
> When you controlled people’s attention, you could influence their reactions. If you influenced their reactions, you could affect their decisions. And that was power. ([Location 1922](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07S9S2SPK&location=1922))