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The Falconer (The Falconer, #1) QUOTES

The Falconer (The Falconer, #1) QUOTES

1 " I was twelve. You were girls, and therefore an entirely different species. "

― Elizabeth May , The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)

2 " Sometimes the memories we cling hardest to are the ones that hurt us the most. "

― Elizabeth May , The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)

3 " I'm like him. I'm a monster, too. "

― Elizabeth May , The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)

4 " Aoram dhuit,” he breathes. “I will worship thee. "

― Elizabeth May , The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)

5 " Time won’t fix me. Time allows me to become more skillful at hiding how much I hurt inside. Time makes me a great liar. Because when it comes to grief, we all like to pretend. "

― Elizabeth May , The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)

6 " Crimson suits you best. "

― Elizabeth May , The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)

7 " Kiaran and I have little connection beyond our names. We battle, bleed and hunt together almost every night. He teaches me how to slaughter in the most effective, brutal ways possible. But I've never told Kiaran why I hunt, and he has never told me why he kills his own kind. This is our ritual, our dance. The only one that matters. "

― Elizabeth May , The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)

8 " Well,” I say brightly, “we’re getting on splendidly, aren’t we? Glad to see you’re all becoming friends over your mutually violent desires. "

― Elizabeth May , The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)

9 " When Dante described the circles of Hell, he clearly forgot the one where a hungry pixie sits on one's shoulder for eternity. "

― Elizabeth May , The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)

10 " Must you question everything?”
“Aye,” I say. “It delights me to annoy you whenever possible. "

― Elizabeth May , The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)

11 " For heaven’s sake,” I say, “will you please sip the tea so I don’t have to pour you another cup every five minutes?”
“We’re facing an apocalypse,” he replies. “There is not enough tea in the world to calm me. "

― Elizabeth May , The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)

12 " Good God,’ Derrick says. ‘I cannot believe I agreed to accompany you. I take back my words. Human dancing is dull! When is he going to throw you over his head? "

― Elizabeth May , The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)

13 " In what way could keeping me in ignorance be construed as protection?’ I straighten a piece of wire to add to the fire-starter. ‘God spare me from such protection, especially when it involves safeguarding my poor feminine sensibilities from life-saving information. "

― Elizabeth May , The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)

14 " Well,” Gavin drawls, “at least now I know what to do if that ever happens. I’ll throw a jar of honey and run like hell. "

― Elizabeth May , The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)

15 " There are two exits out of this room. Choose one.”
Derrick chuckles. “What a glorious comeuppance. "

― Elizabeth May , The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)

16 " «Nel mio mondo, le donne non hanno molte possibilità di scelta, MacKay. La mia vita è già stata decisa per me.»
«È una bella prigione, quella in cui vivi», mormora senza il minimo accenno di sarcasmo. «Mi chiedo come tu faccia a respirare.» "

― Elizabeth May , The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)

17 " I've changed my mind. Stop inadequately playing human," I say. "Drop her hand and step away. Take a very big step. "

― Elizabeth May , The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)

18 " You know my mother thinks the waltz is indecent."

"Your mother would find the sight of a chair leg indecent. "

― Elizabeth May , The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)

19 " Kiaran’s kiss is fierce, his breathing ragged. ‘Have I ever told you the vow a sìthiche makes when he pledges himself to another?’ He slides his fingers down my neck and his lips are so soft against mine that I barely feel them. ‘Aoram dhuit,’ he breathes. ‘I will worship thee. "

― Elizabeth May , The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)

20 " My ears are bleeding. I have a nasty headache. I'm trapped in a room with a murderous faery and I blame you."

"That's fair. "

― Elizabeth May , The Falconer (The Falconer, #1)