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Once & Future (Once & Future #1) QUOTES

Once & Future (Once & Future #1) QUOTES

1 " It's true, I'm no murderer. But I do have an impulse control problem. And a sword. "

― A.R. Capetta , Once & Future (Once & Future #1)

2 " A girl they couldn’t control, who wouldn’t stop talking. That’s the scariest damn thing in the universe. "

― A.R. Capetta , Once & Future (Once & Future #1)

3 " That's what resistance looks like, Merlin. It's not one glorious, shining victory. It's a torch that you keep burning, no matter what. "

― A.R. Capetta , Once & Future (Once & Future #1)

4 " The path humans took through time was less the mythical arrow of progress, and more of a squiggle that doubled back on itself, curling and looping. A roller coaster designed by a drunkard. "

― A.R. Capetta , Once & Future (Once & Future #1)

5 " He would settle for an awkward handshake with destiny. "

― A.R. Capetta , Once & Future (Once & Future #1)

6 " I think people need heroes. I think you're a hero. It's that simple to me. "

― A.R. Capetta , Once & Future (Once & Future #1)

7 " Because too many people believe that difference is the enemy of unity. "

― A.R. Capetta , Once & Future (Once & Future #1)

8 " I have learned that fear is a kind of death. "

― A.R. Capetta , Once & Future (Once & Future #1)

9 " Most boys believed they should be heroes: the stories told them so. "

― A.R. Capetta , Once & Future (Once & Future #1)

10 " That's what lazy people say. Time heals all wounds. These things take time. It's only a matter of...time. You and I have been here long enough to know that's not true. Wounds fester, and time changes nothing. "

― A.R. Capetta , Once & Future (Once & Future #1)

11 " I’m Merlin the magician, and I come to you now at the turn of the tides.” Kay stared openmouthed at this attempt at dramatic grandeur. “Well, that’s Gandalf’s line, but I had to try it at least once. "

― A.R. Capetta , Once & Future (Once & Future #1)

12 " Really? That plaque over there says chivalry gave birth to toxic masculinity, which caused Old Earth a few millennia of bullshit patriarchy. "

― A.R. Capetta , Once & Future (Once & Future #1)

13 " This place…” He pointed to the city, then lapsed into song lyrics, a habit that bubbled up when he was nervous. “‘Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? "

― A.R. Capetta , Once & Future (Once & Future #1)

14 " Without magboots, Merlin was floating in the air, spinning slowly toward an upside-down position that would give them an unfortunate view of whatever he was—or wasn’t—wearing under that bathrobe. "

― A.R. Capetta , Once & Future (Once & Future #1)

15 " A government that cannot handle criticism cannot handle governing. "

― A.R. Capetta , Once & Future (Once & Future #1)

16 " The last straw, however, was the squirmy, skinny boy yelling odd things at her. “You’ve grown breasts!” he shouted, staring at her chest openly. His hair was a floppy, reddish mess, and his robe smacked of a religious affiliation or the worst hangover imaginable. He didn’t even seem worried that she was packing a sword. "

― A.R. Capetta , Once & Future (Once & Future #1)

17 " Why are you being nice to them right now?" Hex asked.
"I'm British!" Merlin cried. "

― A.R. Capetta , Once & Future (Once & Future #1)

18 " Merlin pointed his magic straight at her. A sing came to him: he hummed the sprightly tune to that old Camelot musical. "

― A.R. Capetta , Once & Future (Once & Future #1)

19 " 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)

20 " Hope is the food of the foolish. Eat up, kiddos. "

― A.R. Capetta , Once & Future (Once & Future #1)