Quotes from Michelle Sagara

There is not a man born among us who dreams—at first—of service, although in the end, many are bent that way.

I hate being the only mortal in a gathering full of Immortals who think killing each other cleverly is the height of good manners.

Maybe home is something we have to make, and remake, over and over.

Generally, I like to appear smart. I don't admit being stupid when there's any hope I'm not.

Stop judging your life only by the failures.

If life were fair, we would never have suffered what we suffered at all; having suffered it and survived, we're still reacting to things that don't exist anymore.

We all fail. But none of us fail all the time.

History is not our guide, it is not our friend. It is a passing stranger, one which shadows legend, sprinkling it with the seeds of truth.

Who wouldn't put an entire world on the line for the off chance of getting their hands on a creature that doesn't sleep and won't leave them alone?

Not all of our heartless plans work as we intend; nor do all of our good intentions. We are where we are, and we can rarely predict where we will go, no matter how firm our beliefs.

Truth, like beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder.

What humans do when they're desperate is just an expression of fear. What they do when they feel safe is a better indication of whether or not you can trust them.

There wasn't a colloquial phrase, or curse, that went something like, "May your day be full of angry dragons" or, "May every dragon you meet today be pissed off." But, there should have been.

Hope is often bitter, but it drives us, and we cling.

If I need something you can't give, I need to walk away, because sooner or later, all I'll see is what you can't give. I won't be able to see what you can.

I hate being the only mortal in a gathering full of Immortals who think killing each other cleverly is the height of good manners.

If hearts really could sink, Kaylin's was busily rearranging her internal organs.