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The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1) QUOTES

The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1) QUOTES

1 " Let others determine your worth and you're already lost, because no one wants people worth more than themselves. "

― Peter V. Brett , The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)

2 " Rojer!” his mother cried, stumbling towards the washing trough before falling to her knees. Screaming in pain, she reached back and got a firm grip on one of the coreling's horns.
“You... can't... have... my... son!” she screamed, and threw herself forward, pulling on the horn with all her strength. Torn from its perch, the demon took ribbons of flesh with it, as Kally flipped it into the trough.
Soaking crockery shattered on impact, and the flame demon gurgled and thrashed, steam filling the air as the water was brought to an instant boil. Kally screamed as her arms burned, but she held the creature under until its thrashes stopped. "

― Peter V. Brett , The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)

3 " Because Ragen is kind hearted and strong at the same time, and I know how rare that kind of man is. Because I never doubted that he loved me, and would come back. But most of all, because the moments I had with him were worth all the ones apart. "

― Peter V. Brett , The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)

4 " Welcome to adulthood." Cob said. "Every child finds a day when they realize that adults can be weak and wrong just like everyone else. After that day, you are an adult. Like it or not. "

― Peter V. Brett , The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)

5 " We are what we choose to be, girl,' she said. 'Let others determine your worth, and you've already lost, because no one wants people worth more than themselves. "

― Peter V. Brett , The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)

6 " I don't pretend to see the path, but I know it's there all the same. One day, we'll look back and wonder how we ever missed it. "

― Peter V. Brett , The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)

7 " Choose a book," she said. "Any book. Bring it here, and I'll show you what else the world can offer. "

― Peter V. Brett , The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)

8 " There's a wide world out there, for those willing to brave the dark. "

― Peter V. Brett , The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)

9 " There are times in life when we feel so very alive that when they pass, we feel … diminished. When that happens, we’ll do almost anything to feel so alive again. "

― Peter V. Brett , The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)

10 " People make the world go, and Mothers make people, so they lead the dance. "

― Peter V. Brett , The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)

11 " Hiding isn't always enough, Arlen,' Ragen said. 'Sometimes, hiding kills something inside of you, so that even if you survive the demons, you don't really. "

― Peter V. Brett , The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)

12 " I'll take my chances with this life all the same. The next one will find you no matter where you run. No sense chasing it. "

― Peter V. Brett , The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)

13 " You can't help everyone, Arlen," Ragen said, "but you should make every
effort to help those you can. "

― Peter V. Brett , The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)

14 " I learned a lot from this book, because I wrote it myself. My rating may be somewhat biased as a result. "

― Peter V. Brett , The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)

15 " Rojer nodded, but his eye grew wet. Leesha squeezed his hand. "Herb Gatherers see death often," she told him. "No one, no one, ever goes to the Creator with all their business complete. We all get a different length of time, but it needs to be enough, regardless. "

― Peter V. Brett , The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)

16 " We cannot tell the rain when to come, nor the winter, nor the cold. "

― Peter V. Brett , The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)

17 " It doesn't serve the dead to stop living yourself, out of guilt. "

― Peter V. Brett , The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)

18 " Few could match her wisdom, and fewer still her stubbornness. "

― Peter V. Brett , The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)

19 " Let people hide in their homes, caged like chickens. Cowards deserve no better. "

― Peter V. Brett , The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)

20 " Why would you do that for me?” Leesha asked.
Rojer smiled, taking her hand in his crippled one. “We're survivors, aren't we?” he asked. “Someone once told me that survivors have to look out for one another. "

― Peter V. Brett , The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)