Quotes from Storm Constantine

We stripped the flower of its foilage and purred and rubbed our faces across its flesh.

I had already gathered that the creative people in Sacramante were held in an almost holy regard.

I've been in the darkness. Whatever light you can offer me, I must take.

I have made a mission of you, Khaster. It is my pleasure to mend you." "My lord, I…" Khaster's mouth dried up. "Please don't stand on formality. I want us to be friends. You should hold yourself in higher esteem. Others think well of you while you only hate yourself.

She cringed at the clichè.

Even in his confused condition, he knew how to please.

How could their passion have become so warped, so blighted?

He watched Daniel develop friendships with the Kurds, and recognised the barbs of jealousy in his heart. When the child Adina put her arms around Daniel and nestled against him, Shem yearned to be in her place.

We come from different sides of the shore. You have your rock, I have mine. When the beach is clear and the tide is low, we can talk across the sand. But we cannot leave our rocks, and sometimes the waves make it impossible for us to hear one another.

My lady was just a vague shadow further up the road, tireless. I was afraid of losing her, believing that if I paused to rest, she would simply vanish forever.

It was merciless, the country's assault on those who would chase her children from her landscape.

Little Moor is enchanted by heat, a heat that pervades everything, even flesh!

After the woman had left, Tamara felt as if she'd met someone with whom she was destined to fall in love.

The significance of what happened in that room was not revealed to me for a long, long time.

Once, Saska would have been thrown into a giddy turmoil of excitement. Now, having developed a hatred of all things imperial, she merely lifted her lip.

You're here mainly because I hate to see waste. I like to create. I like to repair.

If I could not be with Beth, perhaps I could find some comfort in being close to her, however subjectively.

I want you," he said. "I want to be a part of you. It's like we can become greater than the sum of our parts, when we are together.

I am like a serpent, Tayven thought. I can hypnotize people. Almorante had told him this long ago, and had taught him to make the most of his talent.

You have to remember we are in a part of the world where prejudice and injustice against women is high.

The excitement of knowing we would utterly drain this boy kindled frantic desire. He too was aroused by the prospect of his sacrifice; the intimacy of this knowledge we shared was more holy than any physical sensations we might soon enjoy.

Could Ellony feel the potential humming around her? She still stared moodily into the flames, no doubt dreaming of the days she thought would come.

It will happen regardless of what you say or do, or anyone else, for that matter.

Daniel found that even a serpent can weep tears.