Leah Cypess QUOTES

1 " She had learned to pay attention to the variations in Rokan's smiles. There was the sideways half-smile when he found something amusing; the slow, contented smile that appeared only rarely these days; and the wide, dazzling, unrestrained smile she had so far seen only twice, when he first came for her in the Mistwood and when they watched the hawk soar against the sky. And then there was this one, the reason for her watchfulness: the impish grin that meant he wanted to do something he knew was stupid and was going to do it anyhow. "

― Leah Cypess , Mistwood (Mistwood, #1)

2 " Because this, as it turned out, was her destiny. Not to be the powerful sorceress her people had been waiting for , not to to be the ruthless killer the assassins needed. Her destiny was to save one person at a time, change things one tiny step after another.
It still hurt, a tinge of loss. Her life wouldn't be grand, or dramatic, or momentous. There would be no great choices to make, no moments when everything would change. It would make a dull story if she was ever called upon to tell it.
It hurt, yes. But it was also something of a relief. "

― Leah Cypess

3 " She knew that Evin thought she had chosen because of him. Because somewhere, deep down, she loved him. And maybe someday - if she did end up loving him - she would tell him the truth.
That it hand't been about love.
It had, in the end, been about death. About who needed it, and who was ashamed of it, and who celebrated it. About who might, someday, move past it. "

― Leah Cypess , Death Marked (Death Sworn, #2)

4 " It was always disconcerting to discover that you shared opinions with someone you had no respect for. "

― Leah Cypess , Nightspell (Mistwood, #2)

5 " How to throw assassins off balance: cry in front of them. "

― Leah Cypess , Death Sworn (Death Sworn, #1)

6 " I don't want you to be the shifter." Rokan's voice was quiet, and her human sense of smell told her nothing about how he felt. "I haven't wanted that for a long time. Since before I knew it was possible for you to not be the shifter." A pause then - so quietly that even she could barely hear him, "Since before I knew I loved you. "

― Leah Cypess , Mistwood (Mistwood, #1)

7 " She's my /sister./" He had no doubt that Clarisse was telling the truth: that Darri was down here in the caves, that she was trying to end the spell. And that she was about to die. "If you kill her, I'll tear this country down. I'll grind silver into the soil. I swear it."
Clarisse blinked at him, completely unconcerned. "Why? You don't love her."
"I don't like her," Varis snarled. "I /do/ love her. "

― Leah Cypess , Nightspell (Mistwood, #2)

8 " Not all dangers are obvious. "

― Leah Cypess , Mistwood (Mistwood, #1)

9 " Every person we assassinate dies to serve a greater purpose."

"I'm sure they would be happy if they knew it," Ileni said sarcastically, but her voice sounded weak even to her. "If you would explain it to them, perhaps they would volunteer for your knives. "

― Leah Cypess , Death Sworn (Death Sworn, #1)

10 " It's not hard to kill," Ileni said softly, as if discovering it all over again. "Not if you hate someone. It's so very easy."

But it shouldn't be. "

― Leah Cypess , Death Sworn (Death Sworn, #1)

11 " His dark eyes searched her face. "But you love me," he said finally.

She had no reason to deny it. Ileni lifted her shoulders. "I'll recover. "

― Leah Cypess , Death Sworn (Death Sworn, #1)

12 " Bitch!"
"Under the circumstances," Rokan commented in an almost steady voice, "that's really just a statement of fact, you know. "

― Leah Cypess , Mistwood (Mistwood, #1)

13 " It had been an attack, of sorts, and people did fight who lived in castles like these. Not with fists and feet and claws, but with words and whispers and influence. Isabel couldn’t remember having been here before, but she knew. It was a fight, or rather a game, with many players and many rules and many strategies.

She smiled suddenly, feeling her blood pump through her veins. She didn’t know how, and she didn’t know why, but she was suddenly sure it was a game she knew how to play. "

― Leah Cypess

14 " The assassin crouched atop one of the shorter, thicker pillars, his body a curve of taut muscles beneath nondescript gray clothes. He looked more like a weapon than a person. "

― Leah Cypess , Death Sworn (Death Sworn, #1)

15 " So you won't help me." She didn't bother to hide her anger. Anger felt a lot better than guilt or shame.
"I am helping you."
"Are you? Remind me to thank you later." She started toward the door. "

― Leah Cypess , Death Sworn (Death Sworn, #1)

16 " His voice was so quiet she almost didn't hear it. "I'll be here, Ileni. When you do come back. "

― Leah Cypess , Death Sworn (Death Sworn, #1)

17 " And then he hesitated. He turned his head and looked across the chasm at Ileni. Their eyes met, and his weren't deadly and focused at all. They were . . . afraid.
This thing between us wouldn't survive my watching you murder someone. "

― Leah Cypess , Death Sworn (Death Sworn, #1)

18 " Because this, as it turned out, was her destiny. Not to be the powerful sorceress her people had been waiting for, not to be the ruthless killer the assassins needed. Her destiny was to save one person at a time, change things one tiny step after another.

It still hurt, a tinge of loss. Her life wouldn't be grand, or dramatic, or momentous. There would be no great choices to make, no moments when everything would change. It would make a dull story if she was ever called upon to tell it.

It hurt, yes. But it was also something of a relief. "

― Leah Cypess , Death Marked (Death Sworn, #2)

19 " His eyes met hers, cold and deadly, and the dagger's edge pressed against her skin. Then his expression shifted into horror. He lowered the dagger and stepped back. "Ileni. That was not smart."
"I know. I'm sorry. . . ." And this time, she didn't even try to stop the tears. "

― Leah Cypess , Death Sworn (Death Sworn, #1)

20 " Whether or not your master thinks women are capable of killing hardly affects me. Or their ability to do so, I might add. "

― Leah Cypess , Death Sworn (Death Sworn, #1)

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