Three things know a secret-First; the lady in a dream,The dog that barks no warning,And a maid that does not scream.
These doyennes of society were no different at bottom than the leading dames among the gossips of her own village. Within that little society, their word was law, and the law was respectability.
These people are civilians, Moira. Look at them. They didn’t try to hurt Holcomb’s workers and they’re certainly no threat to the Cabal. I smiled and waved my right hand, palm out. Come on. You know t...
There is no one true way. This is how we live in peace with each other. This is how we live in peace with those outside our borders who do not seek to impose their ways on us. And this is the only way...
Pretend long enough that you belong, and eventually even you will believe it. - Gallen
One day,' Orest said, looking at him comically, 'you will say something that is less than practical and sensible, something that is driven by no forethought and nothing but passion, and I will probabl...
My parents can take themselves off on a scenic tour of hell before they tell me who my friends will be, Gan said pleasantly.
Love now–a good, solid love is something infinitely rarer and more difficult to maintain, because you don’t know everything your partner is feeling. Love takes work. Love means being able to apologize...
I’m the leader of this herd of cats, she responded. I doubt my sanity every day.
Getting angry over something that won't change is like seeing what happens if you hit your hand with a hammer over and over again, and being surprised each time when it hurts. So you might as well sto...
Eric could teach Hosea the way to call his magic. He could teach him that Eric’s was the only right way, teach Hosea to do only as Eric had done and could do, and no more. But that was not what it mea...
Elspeth had the joyous task of breaking the news to the rest of the Council. There was no such accord among the political leaders of Valdemar as there was among her military leaders.Lord Gartheser was...
And revenge generally turns out to be a lot less satisfying than you think it will be.
Although you feel relief now, this is likely to be the source of many sleepless nights for you. You will lie awake, look upon your heart, and find it unlovely. You will be certain that (...) you are t...
Ain’t necessarily ’bout bein’ the ‘right one’ so much as it is bein’ the one that’s there an’ willin’.
Acting on what you want is something only children think is an adult prerogative.
Not forgiving someone is like not pulling a thorn out of your foot just because you weren't the one that put it there.
. . from what he knew about the Creatures of the Dark they wouldn't waste their time laying elaborate traps. They'd just eat someone.
You marry who you think your beloved is, and then discover who they really are over the years. It’s that discovery that makes a marriage work.
You jackass. We're all going to die here. You know that, right?' Harrier said.Yeah, Eugens said shakily. '...Guess I might as well die here with you as out on the desert with a bunch of other jackasse...