The Glittering Court (The Glittering Court, #1) QUOTES

2 " For a moment, all I could think of was my cousin Peter. He was twice my age—and married. By the rules of decent, he would be the one to inherit the Rothford title if I died without children. Whenever he was in town, he'd stop by and ask how I was feeling "

― Richelle Mead , The Glittering Court (The Glittering Court, #1)

4 " That easy, confident grin returned. “Don’t worry, it’s easily forgotten.”
“Well,” I said huffily, “it shouldn’t be that easily forgotten.”
“Would you like it better if I say I’ll eventually forget it but not without a great deal of struggle and torment?”
“Yes.”
“Done. "

― Richelle Mead , The Glittering Court (The Glittering Court, #1)

6 " Do you think my being someone else's wife will change anything? Don't you know that I'd lie with you in the groves, under the light of the moon? That I'd defy the laws of gods and men for you? "

― Richelle Mead , The Glittering Court (The Glittering Court, #1)

8 " Mister Thorn, something tells me you could sell salvation to a priest. "

― Richelle Mead , The Glittering Court (The Glittering Court, #1)

10 " Bad things are always going to happen. There’s no way to avoid that. Our control comes in how we face them. Do we let them crush us, making us despondent? Do we face the unflinchingly and endure the pain? Do we outsmart them? "

― Richelle Mead , The Glittering Court (The Glittering Court, #1)

12 " I realized then that I was taking the first approach to this "bad thing" with Lionel: I was letting it crush me. And so, I decided then and there that I would choose the nobler, unflinching approach. I would endure the pain. "

― Richelle Mead , The Glittering Court (The Glittering Court, #1)

14 " Nothing can change what happened. Nothing's going to change his nature. But we can control our futures - that's what we must focus on. "

― Richelle Mead , The Glittering Court (The Glittering Court, #1)

16 " Spirituality without boundaries. All voices heard. Reverence for the natural world. We don’t need to attend lavish services paid for with prayer fees and massive tithes . . . while beggars and others starve outside the cathedrals. It’s not fair for one group to have so much wealth and another so little. "

― Richelle Mead , The Glittering Court (The Glittering Court, #1)

18 " You can't fight evil with meditation. "

― Richelle Mead , The Glittering Court (The Glittering Court, #1)

20 " I certainly like your mouth. "

― Richelle Mead , The Glittering Court (The Glittering Court, #1)