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Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2) QUOTES

Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2) QUOTES

1 " It is a dangerous thing to bring a dream to life....I have watched my deepest, dearest hopes take shape, and I am not entirely sure I like the shape they have taken. "

― Jacqueline Carey , Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2)

2 " We might embody those qualities we desire to possess by embracing them, over and over, until the line between seeming and being is no more. "

― Jacqueline Carey , Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2)

3 " I wondered if, by the time we'd been together as long as Phèdre and Joscelin, I'd be able to predict her reactions.
I wasn't sure I would.
I wasn't sure I wanted to, either. "

― Jacqueline Carey , Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2)

4 " Gli eroi mi davano la nausea. Una volta, avevo voluto essere uno di loro. Avevo covato sogni gloriosi di diventare un eroe dello stesso stampo di cui credevo Joscelin fosse fatto. Avevo perso quelle illusioni molto tempo fa, ma non avevo capito fino ad ora che eroismo significa vivere nel terrore di non essere in grado di proteggere coloro che ami. "

― Jacqueline Carey , Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2)

5 " We forgot, we made errors, argued ambiguities, and twisted meanings to suit our own ends. And in so doing, mayhap we reshaped the gods themselves. Now "

― Jacqueline Carey , Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2)

6 " So you were good enough for the Cullach Gorrym, good enough to marry Dorelei mab Breidaia, good enough to beget Alba a successor, but not good enough for the Queen’s daughter?” Urist’s lips curled with scorn. The tip of his knife flicked upward. “Well, that’s what I think of that, lad.” The red yarn parted and fell. "

― Jacqueline Carey , Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2)

7 " It wouldn’t last, of course. I had no illusions on that score. But while it did, I meant to relish every moment of the respite. "

― Jacqueline Carey , Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2)

8 " Because people can be foolish,” Drustan said. “And fearful of heroes not their own. "

― Jacqueline Carey , Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2)

9 " Vengeance and love didn’t make for good bedfellows. "

― Jacqueline Carey , Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2)

10 " Merely surviving without doing harm seemed chore enough. "

― Jacqueline Carey , Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2)

11 " Tis a lonely business, being miserable when happiness abounds. I did my best to hide it, although the people who knew me well, knew. "

― Jacqueline Carey , Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2)

12 " For good or for ill, some people seem to love more fiercely, want more powerfully, burn more brightly. "

― Jacqueline Carey , Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2)

13 " One never thinks, until one is badly injured, about the myriad intricate ways in which the parts of one’s body are connected. "

― Jacqueline Carey , Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2)

14 " And somewhere along the way, I found a little bit of healing. It wasn’t enough to undo all of the damage done to me when I was a child; that, I think, cuts too deep. But enough. "

― Jacqueline Carey , Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2)

15 " You’ve a way of putting matters into perspective.” “You’re young.” Urist smiled slightly. “You’ll learn the trick of it. "

― Jacqueline Carey , Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2)

16 " Tis strange how many leavetakings one life can hold. "

― Jacqueline Carey , Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2)

17 " In the end, I didn’t know why I loved her to the point of distraction. I knew only that I did. "

― Jacqueline Carey , Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2)

18 " We were human, mortal and fallible. We forgot, we made errors, argued ambiguities, and twisted meanings to suit our own ends. "

― Jacqueline Carey , Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2)

19 " We were human, mortal and fallible. We forgot, we made errors, argued ambiguities, and twisted meanings to suit our own ends. And in so doing, mayhap we reshaped the gods themselves. "

― Jacqueline Carey , Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2)

20 " To my surprise, Joscelin rose. ‘Phedre-’ He began, then halted. Sitting below him, I watched him smile to himself, quiet and private. ‘Phedre yields with a willow’s grace,’ he said softly. ‘And endures with the strength of mountains. Without her, life would be calm; and yet lack all meaning. "

― Jacqueline Carey , Kushiel's Justice (Imriel's Trilogy, #2)