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101 " Hector!” He whips around. “You were never, never, going to be just a diversion to me.” He sighs, nodding. “That was unfair of me,” he says. “I’m sorr—” “And you will kiss me again. That and more. Count on it. "
― Rae Carson , The Crown of Embers (Fire and Thorns, #2)
102 " Prophecy is a tricky thing, I have learned, full of edges and secret meanings and mischief. Prophecy can feel like the betrayal of a dear friends, the disappointment of a lifetime, the hope of a nation. "
103 " For love is more beautiful than rubies, sweeter than honey, finer than the king’s wine. And no one has greater love than he who gives his own life for a friend. My love is like perfume poured out— "
104 " I saw the way she looked at you. You are life and breath for her."He's wrong about that. Elisa loves fiercely, it's true. But she loves with her heart and mind. If she comes for me, it will be part of a larger plan to rescue all of Joya. "
― Rae Carson , The Bitter Kingdom (Fire and Thorns, #3)
105 " Storm explains, "Joyans find Invierno names complicated and incomprehensible."I glare at him. Storm and I were going to have a conversation about 'complicated and incomprehensible" versus 'over-wrought and inefficient'. "
106 " May I document your recovery? It's such a devastating and fascinating injury. "
107 " it’s not our place to question God’s will, and it is clearly God’s will that the two of us become man and wife.” It’s a testament to my fine character that I don’t smash that Bible right into his nose. “You wouldn’t know God’s will if it tipped its hat and said howdy. "
― Rae Carson , Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)
108 " Mara leans over and whispers in my ear, “I know you’re charmingly naive when it comes to matters of the heart, but you just stopped him in his tracks. "
109 " Lying isn't going to make you into a hero. "
― Rae Carson
110 " Blessed is he who walks the path of God. He shall stray neither to the left nor the right, for the righteous right hand guides him for all days. "
111 " Just thinking about her makes you shine with her fire. "
112 " We have a saying. My people call it 'choosing the path of fewest lashes.'""That's terrible," I murmur; half to myself."You mistake 'terrible' for 'different,'" he says. "You have a similar say, do you not? 'The lesser of two evils'? "
113 " I cover his hand with my own: "The Champion must not waver," he says in my ear. "Yea, though SHE pass through the shadow of darkness, SHE shall not fear, for God's righteous right hand shall sustain her and give her new life triumphant. "
114 " Fuss is reserved for sons. "
― Rae Carson , The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)
115 " All I know of Inviernos is bloodshed and cruelty and rage and..." Her voice trails off as tears fill her eyes."And me," Storm says softly. "You know me. "
116 " I make my hand my whole world. Hand hand hand hand. I push through the sand and light and heat, and with every bit of strength I have in me, I squeeze back. "
117 " Everyone has doubts. Pray through them, "
118 " It would be useless to tell him that I'm done sacrificing other people for my own gain. I won't whip innocent kitchen workers, I won't burn down buildings, I won't ask anyone to give up their inheritance for me, and I certainly won't leave a friend at the mercy of a mysterious magical force-- merely for the sake of my own power. I press my fingers to the stone at my navel, taking comfort in its familiar pulsing. What I tell him is, 'And I have me. I will be enough. "
119 " I’d rather be treated with respect than treated like a lady.” Hampton "
120 " Maybe you could heal her? You're the one who loves her.""I don't know how to heal.""What you mean is you're too afraid to try."His face turns thoughtful. "Yes, that's exactly what I mean. "