Quotes from R.L. LaFevers

Every time he glances at me I feel it just as surely as if he has reached out and run his finger along my soul. It is all I can do not to smile at the sheer wonder of it.

Truly, we are the gods' own children, forged in the fire of our tortured pasts, but also blessed with unimaginable gifts.

If you are not careful, soon you will have men locking themselves in dungeons so that you can rescue them.

I almost hope it is a mouth that opens directly to hell, for of a certainty, we could use the heat.

It is unwise for them to be so very happy, for the gods will feel the need to humble us.

What good is fighting if what you are fighting for is lost?

Do you need anything before I go? I want you to return my wits, I long to say.

As far as I can tell, it doesn't make any difference to adults how clever children are. They always stick together. Unless you are sick or dying or mortally wounded, they will always side with the other adult.

then he offers me his arm. As I take it, I wonder what folly decreed that women cannot walk unassisted.

Sometimes I really hate being right.

The requirements for covert operations weren't for the faint-hearted or overly modest, let me tell you.

Reluctantly, I headed for the stairs. I wasn't dawdling. Not exactly. Just giving Father a bit of time to calm down.

I have never been one for putting my faith in odds. I put my faith in higher things.

The first book I opened looked promising—Mummies and Their Secrets by Sir Lynn N. Bandage.

It takes a surprising amount of courage to place one's hand into an unseen area when your mind is thinking about vermin.

Are men truly such idiots that they cannot resist two orbs of flesh?

I am left with the conviction that an avalanche would be easier to dissuade than that man.

If you are not careful, soon you will have men locking themselves in dungeons so that you can rescue them.

It is a good thing I no longer have a heart, because if I did, it would surely break.

Good intentions are only lies the weak tell themselves.

Hate cannot be fought with hate. Evil cannot be conquered by darkness. Only love has the power to conquer them both.

Why be the sheep when you can be the wolf?

I am a handmaiden of Death. I walk in His dark shadow and do His bidding. Serving Him is my only purpose in this life.

Every time he glances at me I feel it just as surely as if he has reached out and run his finger along my soul. It is all I can do not to smile at the sheer wonder of it.