“ Annoyance and pathos warred in my breast, and after a short struggle, annoyance punched pathos in the snout like the voracious shark it was. Kate Elliott
“ The history of the world begins with a seed. The seed is the kernel of what you are, but it is also the promise of what you can become. Kate Elliott
“ The skin of frozen snow crunched satisfyingly beneath my boots as I smashed each step into the ground just as I planned to smash my foes. Kate Elliott
“ Never let it be said that I could not talk my way out of any trouble that I could not punch. Kate Elliott
“ How can it be men would put up with such an arrangement?''Why do some people demand it of women but not of men? It is just another way of doing things. As my father would have said, folk will have the… Kate Elliott
“ Can we ever see the truth when desire blinds us? Or do we call it the truth because it is what we wish to see? Kate Elliott
“ I am like you, Bloodheart, he said, his voice hoarse; but his voice always was hoarse now, for he had survived worse injuries than these. The iron collar, and his chains, weighed heavily on his neck.… Kate Elliott
“ It's the ones who can't let go - of fear or anger, lust or greed, vanity or pride or power - who are most at risk of becoming corrupted. Kate Elliott
“ Listen, my father had written. Listen to hear if they are telling the truth or only part of the truth, for that is the lesson of history: that the victors tell the tale of their triumph in a manner to… Kate Elliott
“ A kiss can be like the world turning over. It can be like the tide of a dragon's dream washing through the unseen world that is hidden to mortal eyes but that nevertheless permeates our being. It can… Kate Elliott
“ Why do you ask me questions to which you already know the answer?She tapped me on the arm with her painted fan. To annoy you, dearest. Kate Elliott
“ We dispute the arbitrary distribution of power and wealth, which is claimed as the natural order, but which is in fact not natural at all but rather artificially created and sustained by ancient privi… Kate Elliott
“ I shall bury the blade in your skull, just above your right eye.That's what I love about you. Your precision. Kate Elliott
“ You learn to ride on the path and keep your eyes open so you can see what is there, not what you wish were there.... And then after all you might discover that what is there is what you wished for all… Kate Elliott
