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41 " Dawn rose and fell like heroes did, a hundred thousand times. Camelot came and went, the valiant strike of a match against an endless dark. Entire civilizations blinked into being and blinked out. "
― A.R. Capetta , Sword in the Stars (Once & Future #2)
42 " Are you going to kill me? That's what men do. That's what men have always done. They kill and burn and take, and they stuff their ears against the screams, but at the end of the day they want to be remembered as good. So they write stories about their shining deeds and all are made to watch and listen and love them. "
43 " What's this?" He pulled out a folder filled with shiny silver discs. "A whole television show with your name on it! Should we put the lights down low and watch?"Merlin pursed his lips. "Quite fun in places, that one. I do like the dragon. But, well, they had a tendency to make it all seem as if Arthur and Merlin could be love interests, only to pull out at the last possible second. "
44 " You are unprecedented. "
― A.R. Capetta , The Heartbreak Bakery
45 " How did you ever train in this thing at knight camp without peripheral vision?""Knights don't need peripheral vision. They need chivalry. "
― A.R. Capetta , Once & Future (Once & Future #1)
46 " Hope is the food of the foolish. Eat up, kiddos. "
47 " Oh apologies,” Merlin’s face blotched with red. “I, um, come from a society with a history of gender assumptions based on physical markers, aesthetics…et cetera.” Ew,” Ari said. “That’s wicked sad,” Kay added. Merlin, at least, looked deeply ashamed. “You’ve no idea. "
48 " Leave the sword,” Jordan growled. “I’m not going to stab him!”“So I can polish it! You’re doing a terrible job. No wonder you failed knight camp.”“These two flunked out. I was a conscientious objector!”“Yes, and what are you now?” Jordan asked, never fazed by Ari’s temper. “King Fucking Arthur, that’s who! "
49 " We can play battle and knights and kings, but in the end we just want to exist. "
50 " I was trapped by an ancient enchantress who—” “Another one?” Val asked. “How many magical women have you pissed off? "
51 " When you want to become a dragon slayer, you don’t charge straight into the nest, swords swinging,” Merlin said. “You sneak in and steal a few coins from his hoard first.”“What if the dragon worked hard for that money?” Lam asked. “You don’t know his life. And how do you even know the dragon’s a..”“ He’s a boy dragon!” Merlin roared. “Sure thing, old man,” Kay said, slapping his arm. "
52 " Are you two old friends?” Lam asked, stepping forward with interest. She gave them a smile that she had honed to a blade over the centuries. “I hate Merlin with the venom of an adder, the rage of a forest fire, and the vigor of a woman making love.”“So…no. "
53 " What did they pick you up for?”“Disturbing the thing that passes for peace,” Merlin spat. “And yourself?”“I stole seventy-two piñatas,” said Hex, deadpan. "
54 " He apologized for breaking his promise not to use magic as he took down the guard with the needle. Then another apology—"sorry, quite sorry" —as he zinged the one holding Hex."Why are you being so nice to them right now?" Hex asked."I'm British!" Merlin cried. "
55 " This company did not care what happened to the people of this universe as long as they had their power. "
56 " Ugh, boys,” said Val. “I believe the phrase you’re looking for is straight boys, Merlin corrected. “What is straight? Lam asked, furrowing their brow. “Oh goodness,” Merlin said. “We’ll it’s when a person has attractions to people who are on the other binary end of the…ummm…” “They’re messing with you, Merlin. "
57 " Warmth fell over her like a soft rainstorm. They were in a tropical bubble. The frozen ground had turned to warm, yielding sand, and above, a hot, beautiful sun shone. There was no wind here, but—did Ari imagine it?—there seemed to be music. A classical guitar strumming somewhere nearby. There was even a damn palm tree next to Lam. “What the hell is this?” Kay blustered. “Bermuda,” Merlin said with a small shrug that made him stumble. “My happy place. "
58 " I liked your stats and moons,” Val said softly. “but maybe it’s for the best. Think of it as a complete Merlin makeover.”“You mean like in those teen movies from that hideous decade with the hairspray? "
59 " I wanted to make a difference in this ridiculous universe. "
60 " But you have to let me shave this.”He ran a hand down Merlin’s jaw, and Merlin’s lips parted before he realized what Val meant to do. “No,” Merlin said. “Absolutely not.”“It’s so scruffy!” Val said, rubbing the line of prickly hair. “These are the last remnants of what used to be a glorious beard,” Merlin argued. “People spoke of it for centuries! It was even a curse! Merlin’s beard! "