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“It would destroy me to have you just a little”
― The Bitter Kingdom
― The Bitter Kingdom
“His Majesty, may he live forever and prosper greatly...
His Majesty, may sun finches warble sweet melodies in his ear...
His Majesty, may orchids bloom in the wake of his passing...
His Majesty, may minstrels compose epics at the sound of his glorious name...
His Majesty, may his magnificent sword shatter the breasts of his enemies...”
― The Girl of Fire and Thorns
His Majesty, may sun finches warble sweet melodies in his ear...
His Majesty, may orchids bloom in the wake of his passing...
His Majesty, may minstrels compose epics at the sound of his glorious name...
His Majesty, may his magnificent sword shatter the breasts of his enemies...”
― The Girl of Fire and Thorns
“I want to feel the victory of being desired by someone I once found desirable.”
― The Girl of Fire and Thorns
― The Girl of Fire and Thorns
“He has the look of a mighty mind, whose thoughts spin hidden beneath the impassive surface.”
― The Girl of Fire and Thorns
― The Girl of Fire and Thorns
“Belén shrugs. "It's a perfect plan."
"As easy as falling in love," Mara adds.
"Foolproof," Hector agrees.
I don't deserve such friends. I blink against the sting of threatening tears and say, "All you Joyans are filthy liars.”
― The Bitter Kingdom
"As easy as falling in love," Mara adds.
"Foolproof," Hector agrees.
I don't deserve such friends. I blink against the sting of threatening tears and say, "All you Joyans are filthy liars.”
― The Bitter Kingdom
“I knew someday you would realize your worth. Your worthiness.'
I shake my head. 'Oh Ximena, he was right to choose me but not becuase of my worth...You, Cosme, Hector...were already willing to be heroes. But I would have done nothing, become nothing, were it not for this thing inside me. So you see, God picked me becuase I was unworthy.”
― The Girl of Fire and Thorns
I shake my head. 'Oh Ximena, he was right to choose me but not becuase of my worth...You, Cosme, Hector...were already willing to be heroes. But I would have done nothing, become nothing, were it not for this thing inside me. So you see, God picked me becuase I was unworthy.”
― The Girl of Fire and Thorns
“Painting the enemy as being as inhuman as possible is a great way to win a war.”
― The Bitter Kingdom
― The Bitter Kingdom
“Cosmé is in constant attendance. Though no one will take Aneaxi’s place, Cosmé is the most efficient maid I’ve ever had. I tell her so, frequently, and it gives me such a twist of pleasure to watch her react to praise from someone she despises. The Scriptura Sancta calls it “the fire of kindness.”
― The Girl of Fire and Thorns
― The Girl of Fire and Thorns
“The fifth place is for Hector.”
― The Crown of Embers
― The Crown of Embers
“Until recently, I believed all horses were alike. They’ve been giant, four-footed animals with ugly dispositions and alarmingly large teeth for so long that it’s a bit startling to notice how different they are from each other. Mara’s mare, for instance, is a chestnut bay except for a wide white blaze down her nose that makes her seem perpetually surprised. My huge plodding mount is a dark brown near to black creature, with the most unruly mane I’ve ever seen. Her shaggy forelock covers her right eye and reaches almost to her mouth.
Mara’s mare head-butts her in the chest. Grinning, Mara plants a kiss between her wide, dumb eyes, then murmurs something.
“Have you named her?� I ask.
“Yes! Her name is Jasmine.�
I grimace. “But jasmine is such a sweet, pretty flower.�
Mara laughs. “Have you named yours?�
“Her name is Horse.�
She rolls her eyes. “If you want to get along with your mount you have to learn each others� languages. That means starting with a good name.�
“All right.â€� I pretend to consider. “What about Imbecile? Or Poops A Lot?”
― The Bitter Kingdom
Mara’s mare head-butts her in the chest. Grinning, Mara plants a kiss between her wide, dumb eyes, then murmurs something.
“Have you named her?� I ask.
“Yes! Her name is Jasmine.�
I grimace. “But jasmine is such a sweet, pretty flower.�
Mara laughs. “Have you named yours?�
“Her name is Horse.�
She rolls her eyes. “If you want to get along with your mount you have to learn each others� languages. That means starting with a good name.�
“All right.â€� I pretend to consider. “What about Imbecile? Or Poops A Lot?”
― The Bitter Kingdom
“Even more than the cold, I’m frozen by the sadness in his beautiful eyes, deep and true. He squeezes them closed a moment and breathes deeply through his nose. Then, with one swift movement, he cups the back of my neck with a strong hand, pulls my head forward, and presses his lips to mine. He wastes precious moments kissing me, his tongue gliding across my lips, darting at my teeth. I open my mouth and kiss back just as eagerly.”
― The Girl of Fire and Thorns
― The Girl of Fire and Thorns
“Storm leans towards her and says in a teaching voice, "Joyans consider it is rude to express one's true opinion unless it is unequivocally flattering."
Her brow furrows. "Then how do the express anything at all?”
― The Bitter Kingdom
Her brow furrows. "Then how do the express anything at all?”
― The Bitter Kingdom
“I won't lie to you. There is always a cost. All I can gurantee is that it will be the right thing."
"It's insane," he says, but without vehemence.
"It's faith," I say.”
― The Crown of Embers
"It's insane," he says, but without vehemence.
"It's faith," I say.”
― The Crown of Embers
“Men can be relentless," she agrees, "when they think a woman belongs to them.”
― Walk on Earth a Stranger
― Walk on Earth a Stranger
“Seems like I’ve been waiting for you to come around my whole life, Lee. But a man can’t wait forever and stay a man.”
― Walk on Earth a Stranger
― Walk on Earth a Stranger
“You must not lose faith, child. No matter what. Do not doubt God or his choosing of you. He knows infinitely more than we can imagine.”
― The Girl of Fire and Thorns
― The Girl of Fire and Thorns
“But none of it will be real. None of them will want me. My throne, yes. Prestige. A conquest. But not me.”
― The Crown of Embers
― The Crown of Embers
“Gently, I reach forward and close her eyes with my fingertips, hoping it will make her seem merely asleep. But the stillness of sleep is nothing at all like the stillness of death.”
― The Girl of Fire and Thorns
― The Girl of Fire and Thorns
“I need to marry Hector”
― The Crown of Embers
― The Crown of Embers
“It's nice to consider that God may not count imperfection as an obstacle to working out his will in the world.”
― The Crown of Embers
― The Crown of Embers
“Has not God chosen those who are pained in this world to inherit his paradise? For it is through suffering we understand our need for his righteous right hand. Indeed, our spiritual needs outweigh our physical ones. Blessed be the name of God.”
― The Girl of Fire and Thorns
― The Girl of Fire and Thorns
“Lord-commander, I won't pretend to love her the way you do. But I do owe her my life and my honour. I am Joyan now. And we are, all of us, filthy liars.”
― The Bitter Kingdom
― The Bitter Kingdom
“I will not pretend weakness. Not ever, not for anyone.”
― The Crown of Embers
― The Crown of Embers
“But you and I - " he brushes the collar of the gown aside - "are students of knowledge. We believe in careful practice to attain perfection.”
― The Bitter Kingdom
― The Bitter Kingdom
“...alone is such a nebulous state when one is queen.”
― The Crown of Embers
― The Crown of Embers
“He doesn’t love me yet, but in this place of death, in this precious moment of shared relief, he holds me.”
― The Girl of Fire and Thorns
― The Girl of Fire and Thorns
“The less you say, the more your words will matter.”
― The King's Guard
― The King's Guard
“She grabs my hand and squeezes. Then she looks me up and down, frowning. "You're disgusting."
"I dressed to commemorate the time you dragged me through the desert.”
― The Bitter Kingdom
"I dressed to commemorate the time you dragged me through the desert.”
― The Bitter Kingdom
“That queen of yours played me like a vihuela, didn't she?”
― The Crown of Embers
― The Crown of Embers
“Elisa, tell me truly. Have you attained that kind of power? The kind that would frighten an animagus?"
"I have."
Her eyes widen and her lips part. She says to Storm, "You always speak truly, yes?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
"You are also an animagus, are you not?"
"I am."
"And you believe my sister has the kind of power she claims?"
"No," he says. "She is being modest.”
― The Bitter Kingdom
"I have."
Her eyes widen and her lips part. She says to Storm, "You always speak truly, yes?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
"You are also an animagus, are you not?"
"I am."
"And you believe my sister has the kind of power she claims?"
"No," he says. "She is being modest.”
― The Bitter Kingdom