Quotes from Storm Constantine

Sudden squalls of wind seemed to talk to him, pluck his hair in a spiteful way.

Being a friend to me might set you on a path you'll regret.

Invoking ancient entities is bad for the bones!

Verity grimaced, wondering whether she could stomach a whole evening of Barbara Eager's forced jollity

If hunting was his province, mind-seeking was mine.

Scandal, you know, in a small community like this, breeds all manner of intrigue.

The Khaster that should have been had disappeared deep inside him.

Fire came from the south. Fire led by its king, Casilin Malagash.

You followed a story and the story was partly your own.

I can be your ally, Khaster. You should look beneath the surface." Khaster laughed uneasily. "That's a perilous course in Magrast. Sometimes, you find more than you bargained for." "And that's not always a bad thing.

Calling them creatures merely assists them to intimidate you.

Daniel, you've suffered from loving only unimaginative lovers. Let me teach you a little." "I will, but not now.

To Shem, there seemed to be no difference between an act of cruelty or of love.

At one time, a sacred flame burned in this place, and its influence still prevails. You have walked through its memory and it has changed you.

As Shan floated in the chilly water, he shivered, suddenly aware of the rich, mysterious ambience of the glade, its deep-breathing watchfulness.

Here, among the broken stones, I am sure the climax of my life is about to unfold.

The thought of facing Owen Winter's satyr smile by candlelight was chilling.

Someone had once said to him that belief itself was a sickness, a dead end for the questing intelligence of the human mind. It seemed he'd infected himself with a debilitating dose.

Almorante's fey mystic was gone for good. He remembered how he was that time in Recolletine with Khaster and how it seemed now as if that boy had never lived. He'd believed he was clever enough to guide Khaster and himself through dangerous waters to safety, but he'd been careless, too confident. He still had his shine, but it was the radiance of a black sun now, full of poison.

A ime will come when Great Foy and her daughters will rise once more, and extinguish the fire that burns the spirit of Caradore. This is our legacy. To this, you must now pledge your oath.

Othman knew he was powerful, and often subjugated people and spirits weaker than himself, but his was a lazy sense of power. He balked at confronting entities that might be a match for him.

The enormous towers of the the house seemed to loom over Lily with oppressive intent. She'd never liked it here, not even when she and Owen, as children, had been obsessed with grubbing around old ruins. She wanted to tell Emma how much she hated it, but for some stupid reason, didn't want to say anything like that when the house could hear her.

Sometimes it is necessary to partake in sacrifice of self, but being a martyr to one's causes inspires only impatience in others.

She is very attached to you, even though I think she only realised while I was with her that you were a real person, and not a phantom of her mind.