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The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3) QUOTES

The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3) QUOTES

1 " It would take entire lifetimes for the men of Carthya to deserve their women. "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3)

2 " Villains and plots and enemies are simple things to me. But friendships are complicated, and love is harder still. It has wounded me deeper than a sword ever could. "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3)

3 " I loved everyone who's been taken from me. So don't tell me when I'm allowed to break. "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3)

4 " Avenia thinks they're battling a king. I doubt they're prepared to fight a boy who thinks childish pranks are practical strategies for war."

"Aren't they? "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3)

5 " Conner had died much as he lived, in the grayest shadow between right and wrong. "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3)

6 " If both Evendell and I survived this, we would have to discuss his timing when explosives were involved. "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3)

7 " You won't eat to save yourself, but you will to save a stranger. How interesting. "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3)

8 " The most difficult time to be hungry is when the pangs first start. When the body realizes it's missed a meal and signals that it wants food. But after a while, it gives up asking; it gives up expecting anything. The will return, of course, and the hunger never goes away. "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3)

9 " Don't make this a fight."

"I won't, but you make everything a fight. "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3)

10 " In all fairness to his soldiers, until the moment I spit on their king, I had probably looked pretty humble. "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3)

11 " Nobody gives you respect in this life. You must take it, you must earn it, and then you must hold it sacred, because no matter how hard respect is to attain, it can be lost in an instant. "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3)

12 " One of the greatest kings?” My smile widened. “That’s it? Why not the greatest?”

“This will only make your arrogance worse, I’m sure.”

“Really? Do you think that’s possible? "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3)

13 " The last thing I needed was rational thought. "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3)

14 " I follow my orders without question, as a good soldier would. You ask the same from your soldiers.'
'No, I ask them to be good people. That way if they follow my orders, I will know I am doing the right thing. "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3)

15 " Let the winds blow, lad
Let fall the deep snow.
Let the stars fall, lad
We'll answer the call.

Let the dark come, lad
Ask not where it's from.
After the fight, lad
We'll see morning's light "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3)

16 " if you hurt deeply, then it means you love deeply too. love is powerful thing, Jaron. In the end, love will help you win this war."
I chuckled, "that'd be a fine new strategy, I think. When the enemy wields a sword against me, I'll simply express my love for them. They'll be so shocked, they'll collapse on the spot and the victory will be mine."
"I daresay you will be the first to claim victory that way "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3)

17 " It's your storm, and the future of us all depends on you now. So who are you? Sage, an orphan boy who cares only for himself? Or the undisciplined, rebellious prince your father sent away? Life has tested your resilience and strength and willpower, and you have succeeded in ways nobody ever thought possible. But the storm has never been worse, and it will either destroy you, or define you. When everything is taken from you, can you still stand before us as Jaron, the Ascendant King of Carthya? "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3)

18 " He’s no king,” I said. “Rulers aren’t made just because they sit on the throne. A true king serves his people, protects them, and sees to their happiness if he can. "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3)

19 " You were wrong, commander. Whatever chains you try to place on me, I will always, always, rise from them. I'm not buying my freedom, because you never owned it. But I am taking it back, for me, and for my country. "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3)

20 " Once we were alone, Imogen unfolded her hand. In it, she held the key to the chains. I had passed it to her while we were in the embrace. Roden noticed it and scowled. "You gave her the key and not me? I could be free already."
I smiled at him. "Yes, but I wasn't going to kiss you."
"Fair enough "

― Jennifer A. Nielsen , The Shadow Throne (Ascendance, #3)