Quotes from Cate Tiernan

There is darkness in light, there is pain in joy, and there are thorns on the rose.

Oh my God, can you see me? I thought I was wearing my invisibility cloak.

I was of the "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, then wonder why life didn't give you freaking sugar so you could drink the stuff" school of thought.

Years from now I'll look back and remember today as the day I met him. I'll look back and remember the exact moment my life began to include him. I will remember it forever.

Being good is something that one must choose over and over again, every day, throughout the day, for the rest of one's life.

I don't love you. But I see the value of you, the incredible worth of you, more than anyone I've ever known.

Come with me," Reyn said. "I want to show you something." Frankly, I had expected something more original. "Really?" I asked, "That's it? That's what you came up with?

There is darkness in light, there is pain in joy, and there are thorns on the rose.

Yes. Reyn is our resident horse master. He has an excellent seat." I grinned. "I've noticed." Reyn's face tightened and Nell flushed, looking embarrassed. "It's an equestrian term." "Really? I thought you were talking about his ass.

Fire is a fragile lover, court her well, neglect her not; her faith is like a misty smoke, her anger is destructive hot.

I-just want you. I want you so bad, all the time. I know I shouldn't, I know I can't, I know it's wrong... but even when you're pissing me off, when you're reminding me of pain and despair and torture-it's there, the wanting. I'm tired of fighting it. I fight so many things, all the time, every day. I don't want to fight this. Not anymore.

Being good is something that one must choose over and over again, every day, throughout the day, for the rest of one's life.

Anytime you feel love for anything, be it stone, tree, lover, or child, you are touched by the Goddess's magick...

Over my dead body, I thought. Yes, even immortals use that phrase. It has extra oomph for us.

There are no coincidences. And everything means something.

Women are impossible, witches are worse, and women who are powerful witches are going to be the death of me.

Please, ground, just open up and let me fall into an endless crevasse till I hit the center of the earth and combust. Please. Is that too much to ask?

It happened again this afternoon. Just the way it did that other night. We were talking--talking about how to protect her, actually--and then, suddenly, I looked at her and it was as if I'd found an entire universe in her eyes.

Please, please be some sex-starved nutcase who wants to kidnap me and make me your love slave, I begged silently.

But I also meant that loving someone really opening your heart to them is just asking to have your heart smashed and handed back to you in little pieces.

It was all I could do to not knock him down right there in front of Asher and climb on him. If I stunned him with a frying pan first, he might not struggle too much.…

Everything is fine and bright. Day must follow every night. My power keeps me safe from harm. The Goddess holds me in her arms.

Oh my God, can you see me? I thought I was wearing my invisibility cloak.

You went to all that trouble just for my body?" I said, amazed and so grateful. Reyn looked up, irritation on his face. "Yeah. We were going to have you stuffed, as an example to future students." I grinned, "You could put me on wheels, move me from room to room.