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A Cast of Stones (The Staff and the Sword, #1) QUOTES

A Cast of Stones (The Staff and the Sword, #1) QUOTES

1 " A figure stood at the far end, cloaked in black and beckoning him. "

― Patrick W. Carr , A Cast of Stones (The Staff and the Sword, #1)

2 " Some men are more easily broken by kindness than censure. "

― Patrick W. Carr , A Cast of Stones (The Staff and the Sword, #1)

3 " He pulled his hand back, aware now that sweat beaded on his forehead and that Rale watched him, his eyes dark, intense. Errol licked his lips. Did he want a drink? He hadn't gone more than two days in a row without a drink since he was...since...Warrel...the quarry...stone. "

― Patrick W. Carr , A Cast of Stones (The Staff and the Sword, #1)

4 " Once Errol righted himself into some semblance of horsemanship, they set off at an easy canter. That is, the other horses set off at a canter, while Errol's horse settled into a teeth-shattering trot. After a hundred paces he could feel Horace's backbone through the saddle. The other riders pulled ahead without a backward glance, leaving him to his four-footed torture. "

― Patrick W. Carr , A Cast of Stones (The Staff and the Sword, #1)

5 " The next day, the villages came closer together until the beginnings and endings could no longer be discerned. "

― Patrick W. Carr , A Cast of Stones (The Staff and the Sword, #1)

6 " I never knew a woman could be fierce and beautiful and smart before I met you. Every time I see you I think of a hawk, beautiful and deadly. "

― Patrick W. Carr , A Cast of Stones (The Staff and the Sword, #1)

7 " Maybe collecting bruises was the only way to learn how to fight. "

― Patrick W. Carr , A Cast of Stones (The Staff and the Sword, #1)

8 " Why did people insist on starting journeys before the sun got warm? It couldn’t be healthy. "

― Patrick W. Carr , A Cast of Stones (The Staff and the Sword, #1)

9 " You may say whatever you wish, Errol Stone, but you're not just a peasant. My uncle
taught me nobility comes from the heart, not the blood. "

― Patrick W. Carr , A Cast of Stones (The Staff and the Sword, #1)

10 " You may say whatever you wish, Errol Stone, but you're not just a peasant. My uncle taught me nobility comes from the heart, not the blood. "

― Patrick W. Carr , A Cast of Stones (The Staff and the Sword, #1)

11 " He pressed his right hand against the wound in his shoulder. “By Deas, Eleison, and Aurae, all three, I hate it when people put holes in me. "

― Patrick W. Carr , A Cast of Stones (The Staff and the Sword, #1)

12 " Never fight a battle that doesn't need to be fought. "

― Patrick W. Carr , A Cast of Stones (The Staff and the Sword, #1)

13 " Unless you have to, never fight a battle you now you're going to lose. "

― Patrick W. Carr , A Cast of Stones (The Staff and the Sword, #1)