Rae Carson Quotes
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Rae Carson Famous Quotes & Sayings
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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?
"I believe I just succeeded in using magic to pass your gate," I say. "Doesn't that make me an animagus?
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.
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.
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.
Jeff's da attends church every single Sunday, no matter what, on the misguided notion that regular bench sitting makes him decent. The
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.
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.
His gaze drops to my lips. "I shouldn't do this
"
"You really should." And I close the distance between us.
"
"You really should." And I close the distance between us.
You must not lose faith, child. No matter what. Do not doubt God or his choosing of you. He knows infinitely more than we can imagine.
Bad men are never all bad, and good men are never all good, and it makes it hard to know up from down.
Do you want to get married someday?" he persists.
And never have anything of my own? "Lord, no. [ ... ]
And never have anything of my own? "Lord, no. [ ... ]
I will need more than this, O God. If you love me as Aneaxi said, please send me something to go on. Something soon.
I love you, too," he whispers in my ear. "Wholly. Madly."
"Does that mean you'll marry me?"
"I suppose.
"Does that mean you'll marry me?"
"I suppose.
Like all good teachers, he loves the moment of revelation, when the light of knowledge passes to his pupil.
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.
But you and I - " he brushes the collar of the gown aside - "are students of knowledge. We believe in careful practice to attain perfection.
I'm relieved to hear that your vanity has weathered this egregious trial unscathed."
"Thank y
Oh. Sarcasm again.
"Thank y
Oh. Sarcasm again.
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.
It's nice to consider that God may not count imperfection as an obstacle to working out his will in the world.
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!
I want to be queen of this great country not because someone is holding my hand,but because I can do it.Me.Elisa.
How do women all know what to do with babies? It's like they have their own special kind of sorcery.
God's will. How many times have I heard someone declare their understanding of this thing I find so indefinable?
It's utterly infuriating, the number of people I've encountered in my life who claimed to be the authority on God's will.
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.
I miss you.
But none of it will be real. None of them will want me. My throne, yes. Prestige. A conquest. But not me.
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.
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.
When the rain finally abates, I decide to wait out the night instead of trying to climb in the dark.
You faced him down like a seasoned warrior," he [Hector] says.
"Only because I had your daggers at my back.
"Only because I had your daggers at my back.
My brother Felix used to say that my knives would never be as sharp as my tongue, which was a shame.
There's not a place in the whole world where everyone isn't willing
no, eager
to give a girl up to a man.
no, eager
to give a girl up to a man.
If a sweet dumpling took human form, it would look just like Aunt Tildy, right down to the flour-dusting of her gray hair.
It seems to me that when God decided he wanted to communicate with humankind, he could have come up with a much better plan.