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41 " Shut your mouth, Riden."He's quiet, and I know it's not because he listened to me. Instead I realize he's staring at my leg. No, not my leg. My scars. I have them all over my arms and legs."What happened?" he asks."I was born to the pirate king. "
― Tricia Levenseller , Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King, #1)
42 " Master Riden only said I ‘probably’ shouldn’t speak to her, on account of beautiful women have a way of playing tricks on a man’s mind. But it wasn’t a direct order.” “He said I was beautiful?” I smirk at the thought. Enwen looks troubled. “Probably shouldn’t have said that. "
43 " Yes, we should all worship the stars. They are as useful as they are beautiful. Some never change position. They are constants in the sky. Without them, we would be lost. "
44 " I value brilliant minds, honest souls, and those with long endurance. I forge relationships based on trust and mutual respect, not fear and control. "
45 " I’ll say whatever I please. I’m not a lady, I’m a pirate! "
46 " Just as there is a destination far beyond this one, there will be a time far beyond this one when there won’t be any pain, just the memory of it. "
47 " When fancy strikes, a man gets this notion in his mind that everything a woman does is for him. "
48 " How can I be betrayed by someone who was never on my side to begin with? My "
49 " No, it wasn't," he insists. Then he's kissing meWhat the--I misread where that was going. "
50 " You saved me.” “Yes, and then you took credit for it. What kind of thanks is that? That was damned insulting. "
51 " Which means if I’m to keep up appearances, I’ll have to escape the ship. Then get caught on purpose. Oh, the ridiculous things one has to do when one is a pirate. "
52 " My own crew back at the keep is nearly entirely composed of women. A fact I am proud of. "
53 " You`re a woman. Act like it. You shouldn`t be saying such foul-''I`ll say whatever I please. I'm not a lady, I`m a pirate!''Well, you shouldn`t be!''And why`s that? I`m plenty good at it.''Because pirates aren`t supposed to look like you and talk like you talk and do what you do. You`re confusing, and it`s messing with my head. "
54 " Imagine that you traveled all over the world, looking for happiness, looking for thrills to pass the time. Imagine seeing everything there is to see and still not finding happiness. "
55 " Pain goes away eventually,” he says. “Death is permanent. "
56 " Draxen smiles. “If you ever try to make me lose face in front of my men like that again, I may just leave your cell unlocked at night so anyone can wander in, and I will fall asleep, listening to your screams.” “You’re daft if you think you will ever hear me scream. And you’d better pray you never fall asleep while my cell is unlocked. "
57 " Do you have any idea how hard it was to find a girl my size to steal those from? "
58 " I am always the one in control. "
59 " I am mostly human. But when I allow myself to use the gifts my mother gave me, I become something else. And it kills me a little inside each time I have to fight it back off. "
60 " Kearan tilts his head to the side and speaks for the first time. 'That`s what it took? Her bloody hair?''To interrogate a woman, you have to think like a woman,' Draxen says.'Which is strangely effortless for you,' I say.Despite Riden`s earlier protests, Draxen hits me again. But I don`t care. That one was worth it. The other pirates in the room have the sense not to laugh. "