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1 " If you’re trying to reassure me, don’t make it sound like you want to eat me.” Tarn leaned in farther, letting the long twists of his hair fall to brush Gard’s cheek. Then he murmured, putting a little growl into it, “I do want to eat you. I like the way you taste. "
― Amy Rae Durreson , Reawakening (Reawakening, #1)
2 " Dragons are among the most ancient spirits. Their origins are not known, but they significantly predate the rise of man. [This author advises the reader never to ask a dragon about the early days of humanity, as they tend to remark that we were much more entertaining as a species before we climbed down from the trees.] "
3 " There are some fights none of us can win. "
4 " Gard tossed his braids over his shoulder with a sniff. 'Somebody's feeling masterful. Do I not get a choice in the matter?' 'Certainly,' Tarn agreed. 'You may choose to come with us, or you may choose to stay here, alone and naked, and wait for the dead to claw themselves out of the sand to feast on your flesh. I would advise the former, but you are a free man.' "
5 " Aren't they worried about the hydra?""They don't believe." Arden's tone was sad[...]"Humans are strange that way. Once they have set their minds on a thing, sometimes all the evidence in the world will not sway their opinion "
― Amy Rae Durreson , Recovery (Reawakening, #3)
6 " You’re supposed to tell me,” he blurted out as soon as he crossed the threshold the next evening, “when I’m being a selfish brat. People normally tell me!”“Did you start this conversation without me?” Emyr asked, looking puzzled. "
― Amy Rae Durreson , Emyr's Smile (The Stories of Ys, #2)
7 " I thought you weren’t going to do that sort of thing.”“I’m not going to seduce you without invitation,” Heilyn clarified, “but I’m still allowed to flirt, and that was flirting.”“I think you’re changing these rules as we go along.”“More fun that way, isn’t it? "
8 " He wasn't entirely surprised to wake up the next morning with Sjurd pressed against his back, but was still cross enough to roll straight out of bed and go down to a solitary breakfast (because trying to stab his new husband through the throat with the butter knife would not have convinced anyone that the match was secure). "
― Amy Rae Durreson , The Lodestar of Ys (The Stories of Ys, #1)
9 " 'Oh, no,' Heilyn said, sidling a little closer. 'If I was being shameless, I would have said I was like a wishbone and you needed to spread my legs to make your dreams come true.' "
10 " 'I thought you were an atheist,' Sjurd commented to hide the clench of his gut. He couldn't be stuck here while his country burned. 'Nobody's an atheist in a storm,' Celyn said absently, still frowning at the sky. "
11 " 'Yes. He was happy. He said, on that last visit, that some things were worth the wait. The world changes in unexpected ways, and all we can do is live in it and take joy in how it surprises us.' "
12 " Manners never won any wars.""Lack of them lost a few. "
13 " 'Oh, no,' Heilyn said, sidling a little closer. 'If I was being shameless, I would have said I was like a wishbone and you needed to spread my legs to make your dreams come true.' "
14 " Gard tossed his braids over his shoulder with a sniff. 'Somebody's feeling masterful. Do I not get a choice in the matter?' 'Certainly,' Tarn agreed. 'You may choose to come with us, or you may choose to stay here, alone and naked, and wait for the dead to claw themselves out of the sand to feast on your flesh. I would advise the former, but you are a free man.' "
15 " Celyn was made golden by the soft lamplight, all his sharp edges vanished into bliss, and his mouth soft and slack. "
16 " Well, what would you have done, dear reader? I told him everything. And yeah, all right, reader, I married him too, but not that evening or even that year. "
― Amy Rae Durreson , A Frost of Cares
17 " He could quote most of The Princess Bride off by heart. "
