“ He was sitting not far away, watching me, and I surprised a smile on his face, the first real smile I had ever seen him give, a smile that curved and softened the tight mouth, and warmed the ice-cool… Juliet Marillier
“ Goodbye Curly. I'll see you next summer. Keep out of trouble, now, until I come back. Juliet Marillier
“ You know not, yet, the sort of love that strikes like a lightning bold; that clutches hold of you by the heart, as irrevocably as death; that becomes the lodestar by which you steer the rest of your l… Juliet Marillier
“ We cannot know the future. All we can do is face it bravely. We should take heed of those we love and respect. But in the end, we make every decision alone. Juliet Marillier
“ I'm here, Sorcha.I would not believe it at first; it had been so long since he had touched my mind in this way.I'm here. Try to let go, dear one. I know how it hurts. Lean on me; let me take your burd… Juliet Marillier
“ Now he understood what it was to be a man: that it was to be weak as well as strong, to be foolish sometimes and wise sometimes, to know love as well as to kill. And he had learned that there were oth… Juliet Marillier
“ Quem é esta mulher?De cabelo cor de fogoOlhos sábios como os de uma corujaMãos fortes como as de um guerreiroDelicadas como as de uma mãe,Toda ela é guerra por foraE bondade por dentroSegue o seu rumo… Juliet Marillier
“ A story could lead you into a different world for a while. It might be a world where a foolish youngest son could turn into a brave and clever hero, or a beaten young woman could end up as a wise lead… Juliet Marillier
“ Three children lay on the rocks at the water's edge.A dark-haired girl, two boys, slightly older.This image is caught forever in my memory, like some fragile creature preserved in amber. Juliet Marillier
“ I had learned how it felt to want more than the sweet touch of hand to cheek or lips to palm, more than a kiss, more than an embrace. I was starting to discover that it is not only the mind that under… Juliet Marillier
“ With courage and hope, we can conquer our fears and do what we once believed impossible. Juliet Marillier
“ He had always understood me better, without words. So I laid my hand on my heart, held it there for a moment, and then moved it over and touched my palm against his breast. Juliet Marillier
“ I had grown up. I had learned that being a woman was knowing when to stand firm and when to compromise. I had learned to laugh and weep; I had learned that I was weak as well as strong. I had learned… Juliet Marillier
“ The error was not yours, Somerled, Eyvind said quietly, moving to the doorway. It was mine. I failed to teach you the one lesson you could not do without: how to be a man. Juliet Marillier
“ The future was in our own hands. If we wanted a world where such things were possible, it was for us to make it. Juliet Marillier
“ If she were here I wouldn't be able to keep my hands off her. I would hold her so close she'd beg me to let her breathe. I'd kiss her so hard she'd plead for mercy. I'd unfasten her clothing and lie w… Juliet Marillier
“ Hope fought hard to stay alive. Even when you thought it was beaten to nothing, burned to ashes, drowned deep, still it flickered away, waiting to be found again. Juliet Marillier
“ The most reasonable of requests felt burdensome if a person had no choice in the matter. Juliet Marillier
