The Outlaws of Sherwood QUOTES

2 " She poured the water, arranged some bread near enough the embers to scorch but not catch fire, and looked up at Little John. She was so accustomed to his step, to his bulk, that it took a moment to notice his face; and when she did . . . It was, she thought, rather like the moment it took to realize one had cut one's finger as one stared dumbly at the first drop of blood on the knife-blade. You know it is going to hurt quite a lot in a minute. "

― Robin McKinley , The Outlaws of Sherwood

4 " She fell asleep, leaning on his chest, and he edged her a little off a particularly painful bruise, leaned his head back against the tree he had propped them up against, and closed his own eyes. "

― Robin McKinley , The Outlaws of Sherwood

6 " Oh,' she said, too bone-weary to pretend: 'I would far rather that I love you as I saw yesterday I do than that I had gone on worshiping you as I did not long since.' And she turned away hastily, and did not see that Little John would reach out to her; and half-running, went to Tuck's cottage, where she could pull on her half-dry clothes, and become a proper outlaw again. At least, she thought, fighting back tears, like this I am Cecil, with a place among friends, and a task to do. I am someone. I wonder if perhaps if I am no longer Cecil, I am no one at all. "

― Robin McKinley , The Outlaws of Sherwood

8 " The man paused and added with a grin, "He also wishes your porter's head on a silver plate for not opening the gate at once upon his herald's declaration of his visit. This tale of threatening brigands is all very well, but can't I see he's the sheriff? "

― Robin McKinley , The Outlaws of Sherwood

10 " Robin: I'm sure you've learnt to bake, but you have not learned to handle Much. The phrases that you need my lady, are "No", "No you can't", and "No, get out of here before I throw something at you". "

― Robin McKinley , The Outlaws of Sherwood

12 " Her words flew like butterflies through the vibrant air of the hall; and the company was quiet, as if watching them. "

― Robin McKinley , The Outlaws of Sherwood

14 " Sir Richard ignored this, staring at Robin, who was staring at his feet. "I love her, you see," he said at last, indistinctly.
Sir Richard grimaced. "A fine way you have of showing it."
"A fine thing I should love her at all, do you not think?" Robin said, looking up. "

― Robin McKinley , The Outlaws of Sherwood

16 " I don't remember this earlier,' said Tuck.

'No?' said Robin in a neutral voice, and Tuck was too busy to pursue it, but merely bound it up and told him it was time for him, too, to try to sleep. Robin never had to tell anyone of his meeting, weaponless and with an armful of dead branches to break up for firewood, with one of Guy's men. The next day, when the burying began, no one questioned the body of another mercenary. "

― Robin McKinley , The Outlaws of Sherwood

18 " Little John: I would come too. He might want knocking in a stream to cool his anger.
Much: I will come too, to fish him out again, and to reassure him that not all of us have this queer craving for hurling folks in water. "

― Robin McKinley , The Outlaws of Sherwood

20 " This is why we need you,” said Much comfortably. “You’re a pessimist and a good planner. "

― Robin McKinley , The Outlaws of Sherwood