Rae Carson Quotes

Don't be daft, I love you."
He grins, "You've never said. — Rae Carson

she glides away as if she were the princess and I a dumpy maid in a sooty dress. While — Rae Carson

Do you realise what you've done?" he says.
"I believe I just succeeded in using magic to pass your gate," I say. "Doesn't that make me an animagus? — Rae Carson

Seems like I've been waiting for you to come around my whole life, Lee. But a man can't wait forever and stay a man. — Rae Carson

Blessed is he who walks the path of God. He shall stray neither to the left nor the right, for the righteous right hand guides him for all days. — Rae Carson

Every place there's people, there's badness. — Rae Carson

He had a way of believing in people long before they believed in themselves, didn't he? — Rae Carson

I am Queen of Joya d'Arena and bearer of a living Godstone. I kneel to no one. - Elisa — Rae Carson

It's hard to look away from the tiny curve of her waist. — Rae Carson

Catch me if I fall? — Rae Carson

They're still warm, and I burrow into my pillows, catching the faint scent of rosewater. Truly, my bed is the greatest place in the world. — Rae Carson

all the magic in the world is rubbish compared to good people who take care of their own. — Rae Carson

May I document your recovery? It's such a devastating and fascinating injury. — Rae Carson

Arina's face goes blank at his words, her brow smooth as butter. — Rae Carson

They have no idea what's coming. — Rae Carson

Jeff's da attends church every single Sunday, no matter what, on the misguided notion that regular bench sitting makes him decent. The — Rae Carson

Men. And their no-good, fool-headed proposals. — Rae Carson

I will not pretend weakness. Not ever, not for anyone. — Rae Carson

Well, we'll have no more of such foolishness," I say harshly, to cover the wavering in my voice. "We're getting married, and that's that. — Rae Carson

That queen of yours played me like a vihuela, didn't she? — Rae Carson

The mind of God is a mystery and none can understand it. — Rae Carson

Just thinking about her makes you shine with her fire. — Rae Carson

Thank you for lending me the use of your maid. I tragically lost my lady-in-waiting on our journey and found Cosme's presence such a comfort. — Rae Carson

But none of it will be real. None of them will want me. My throne, yes. Prestige. A conquest. But not me. — Rae Carson

Rosario is safe. You were supposed to outlive me. Elisa is ten times the ruler you were. I've stolen your wife. I'm not sorry.
I miss you. — Rae Carson

I know you hate me. But don't let that make you stupid. — Rae Carson

His smile is like the sun rising huge and bright over the Siera Sangre. — Rae Carson

Harsh winds, rough seas, still hearts. — Rae Carson

From the mouths of the innocents flows truth. — Rae Carson

It's utterly infuriating, the number of people I've encountered in my life who claimed to be the authority on God's will. — Rae Carson

I love you the way a drowning man loves air. And it would destroy me to have you just a little. — Rae Carson

Fuss is reserved for sons. — Rae Carson

Everyone has doubts. Pray through them, — Rae Carson

Mara leans over and whispers in my ear, I know you're charmingly naive when it comes to matters of the heart, but you just stopped him in his tracks. — Rae Carson

It's a night for shimmering, for catching the light just so. — Rae Carson

How do women all know what to do with babies? It's like they have their own special kind of sorcery. — Rae Carson

All the pain means that I am alive. I will think about that instead. — Rae Carson

I want to be queen of this great country not because someone is holding my hand,but because I can do it.Me.Elisa. — Rae Carson

Storm returns with close-cropped hair the color of corn silk and a new swagger. — Rae Carson

Can't trust a man with only half his teeth, the gentleman agrees. They — Rae Carson

I don't care if it's Twilight or Fifty Shades or War and Peace - Never let someone make you ashamed of what you love to read! — Rae Carson

Maybe I've used up my love luck. — Rae Carson

Yes, I love him. Enough to follow him anywhere. — Rae Carson

It's nice to consider that God may not count imperfection as an obstacle to working out his will in the world. — Rae Carson

Yes!" Belen raises his fist in a victory gesture. "We shall save the world from Invierne with slings! — Rae Carson

Hiding in relative comfort, I remember to be terrified. — Rae Carson

God's will. How many times have I heard someone declare their understanding of this thing I find so indefinable? — Rae Carson

He doesn't love me yet, but in this place of death, in this precious moment of shared relief, he holds me. — Rae Carson

You do realise, don't you, that I was present during the assassination attempt? — Rae Carson

My supposed destiny can drown itself in the deepest part of the sea. Along with everyone else's plans for me. — Rae Carson

It seems to me that when God decided he wanted to communicate with humankind, he could have come up with a much better plan. — Rae Carson

If a sweet dumpling took human form, it would look just like Aunt Tildy, right down to the flour-dusting of her gray hair. — Rae Carson

Hope. Such a dangerous thing. — Rae Carson

Speak of evil, and you summon it. — Rae Carson

There's not a place in the whole world where everyone isn't willing
no, eager
to give a girl up to a man. — Rae Carson

My brother Felix used to say that my knives would never be as sharp as my tongue, which was a shame. — Rae Carson

I loved and lost and survived. — Rae Carson

Rae Carson's heroine is a perfect blend of the ordinary and the extraordinary. I loved her. — Megan Whalen Turner

I am strong enough, man enough, to be subject to you. — Rae Carson

I need to marry Hector — Rae Carson

Lying isn't going to make you into a hero. — Rae Carson

You faced him down like a seasoned warrior," he [Hector] says.
"Only because I had your daggers at my back. — Rae Carson

When the rain finally abates, I decide to wait out the night instead of trying to climb in the dark. — Rae Carson

I pray silently, asking God to make me a little stronger, a little braver. — Rae Carson

Sometimes it's best to let your opponent think he has control. — Rae Carson

The gate that leads to life is narrow and small so that few find it. — Rae Carson

I just hope His Majesty, may minstrels compose epics at the sound of his glorious name, will do as you say and give this land to its people. — Rae Carson

I will need more than this, O God. If you love me as Aneaxi said, please send me something to go on. Something soon. — Rae Carson

She's as big as a house that's about to give birth to a woodshed — Rae Carson

A word is the only thing in the world made more powerful by absence than existence. — Rae Carson

Her love for me has always been a foolish thing, but I'm grateful for it. — Rae Carson

His name was Humberto, and now you're just being petty. — Rae Carson

Maybe a large, single dose of pain now is better than the slow, burning pain of withering hope. — Rae Carson

Do you want to get married someday?" he persists.
And never have anything of my own? "Lord, no. [ ... ] — Rae Carson

When you get intense, you spark. And you have the kind of hair any man would want to get tangled in. — Rae Carson

Bad men are never all bad, and good men are never all good, and it makes it hard to know up from down. — Rae Carson

Murder is no less a crime when the victim is common born. — Rae Carson

His gaze drops to my lips. "I shouldn't do this
"
"You really should." And I close the distance between us. — Rae Carson

Reading can only take you so far, up to the moment where you must take action with your own hands — Rae Carson

My face warms under the scrutiny of silence, and I'm almost relieved when he launches into his eulogy. To my dismay, it turns out to be a sermon. — Rae Carson

Softly he says, "My life has ever been yours, Elisa." My — Rae Carson

Given a choice between my life and yours, I will choose mine. Every time. Without hesitation. — Rae Carson

The people around me gasp in recognition of the seal. — Rae Carson

It is human nature to concoct explanations to fill the great void of the unknown. — Rae Carson

Men can be relentless," she agrees, "when they think a woman belongs to them. — Rae Carson

Painting the enemy as being as inhuman as possible is a great way to win a war. — Rae Carson

But you and I - " he brushes the collar of the gown aside - "are students of knowledge. We believe in careful practice to attain perfection. — Rae Carson

If Elisa were here, she would pray warmth into her body with the power of her Godstone. It gives me comfort. She will never be so cold as I am now. — Rae Carson

I wasn't done with you. I was just getting started with me. — Rae Carson

The less you say, the more your words will matter. — Rae Carson

The Champion must not waver. The Champion must not fear. The Gate of Darkness closes. — Rae Carson

I hadn't realized having ones life saved could be so humiliating. — Rae Carson

Truly, my bed is the greatest place in the world. I — Rae Carson

Like all good teachers, he loves the moment of revelation, when the light of knowledge passes to his pupil. — Rae Carson

I love you, too," he whispers in my ear. "Wholly. Madly."
"Does that mean you'll marry me?"
"I suppose. — Rae Carson

We'll carry you for a bit. It's our turn. — Rae Carson

I want to feel the victory of being desired by someone I once found desirable. — Rae Carson

Yes, well, everyone is ignorant when it comes to their own life and love. — Rae Carson

I'm relieved to hear that your vanity has weathered this egregious trial unscathed."
"Thank y
Oh. Sarcasm again. — Rae Carson

Peace is such hard work. Harder than war. It takes way more effort to forgive than to kill. — Rae Carson