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1 " Not of the priest, and not of the devils, nor of the pits of fire. She had seen their devils. She saw them every day. Some were wicked, and some were kind, and some were mischievous. All were as human in their way as the folk they guarded. No, Vasya was frightened of her own people. They did not joke on the way to church anymore. "
― Katherine Arden
2 " Solovey will take me to the ends of the earth if I ask it. I am going into the world, Alyosha. I will be no one's bride, neither of man nor of God. I am going to Kiev and Sarai and Tsargrad, and I will look upon the sun on the sea. "
― Katherine Arden , The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1)
3 " She has had any number of foals. I yield to her judgement. "
4 " We who live forever can know no courage, nor do we love enough to give our lives. "
5 " The glutton cannot turn his mind to God,” he said dismissively. “But neither can the starving man. "
― Katherine Arden , The Girl in the Tower (The Winternight Trilogy, #2)
6 " Her grip tightened; their eyes met. "I warn you, the road leads through darkness."Sahsa said, "Then we will go through darkness sister. "
― Katherine Arden , Winternight Trilogy
7 " I carve things of wood because things made by effort are more real than things made by wishing. "
8 " Having the world as you wish--that is not for the young," he added, "They want too much. "
9 " Every time you take one path, you must live with the memory of the other: of a life left unchosen. "
10 " Witch. The word drifted across his mind. We call such women so, because we have no other name. "
11 " The more one knows, the sooner one grows old,” Midnight returned cheerfully. "
12 " I did not know I was to be outdone by a little magic boy and his tricks,” he said. “I salute you, magician.” He swept her a bow from horseback. Vasya did not return the bow. “To small minds,” she told him, spine very straight, “any skill must look like sorcery. "
13 " There are no monsters in the world, and no saints. Only infinite shades woven into the same tapestry, light and dark. One man’s monster is another man’s beloved. The wise know that. "
― Katherine Arden , The Winter of the Witch (The Winternight Trilogy, #3)
14 " You cannot take vengeance on a whole people because of the doings of a few wicked men. "
15 " Strange man, worn and kind, with his soul honed to steel. "
16 " The cold embrace of the winter god is not for mortal maidens. "
17 " Come in, Vasya,' he said. 'It is cold.' Could the snow-laden night speak, it might have spoken with that voice. "
18 " The mushroom-spirit was suddenly fierce. "He is not to kick over any of my mushrooms.""That depends," said the Bear pointedly. "If my brave mistress does not give me something better to do than run to and fro in the dark, I will happily kick over all your mushrooms. "
19 " Many people say ‘Better to die’ until the time comes to do it,” Morozko returned. "
20 " I want Dmitrii's admiration. I want a victory. I even want power, over princes and chyerti. I am allowed to want things, winter-king. "
