Quotes from Kate Elliott

If one does not hope one will not find the unhoped for, since there is no trail leading to it, and no path." —HERACLEITUS OF EPHESUS

But aren't all of us like a fine weaving? The pattern the world sees often hides the threads." Tess

That was why I kept stealing books out of the parlor and returning them. For the only books I ever took were my father's journals. Didn't I have some right to them, being that they, and I, were all that remained of him?

Every action leaves its wake. Even the slightest of people makes a whisper within the world, if only you pause to listen for a soft breath on your cheek.

Hyacinth, we all have our limits. I can't save the world. I can't stop this war. Maybe, just maybe, I can communicate a few things through art.

When acquaintances embrace, one can read the gap between them. When friends, when siblings embrace, no matter how close, there is still an infinitesimal distance, like a layer of molecules, separating them. When a mother hugs her child, they meet. But when lovers embrace, they don't just meet but join. Tess

His brow furrowed in a way that suggested he was calculating my likely ability to be that naive.

She spoke in a caustic tone that would surely have burned out anyone else's tongue had they attempted it.

I have been bitten by the snake too

Where do I start? Revolutions to plot. Enemies to crush. Handsome men to rescue.

He was always surprised more people didn't break under the assault of hours of self-aggrandizing orations delivered in pompous monotones.

Just as the gold and silver you gave to my foster family was a small price for you to pay, said Alain, suddenly bitter again. For their fostering of you? A small price, indeed, Alain. Never begrudge the seed you sow in good soil, for it is the harvest that comes from that sowing that will determine whether you live or die next spring. Think not only for this day, but for the one that is to come. In this way, Lavas has prospered and will continue to do so under your stewardship.

Like fire, the passage of time devoured all things, even a man's life, until it was utterly consumed.

Are you afraid, son? the count asked, more gently. Y-yes, Father. I wouldn't lie to you, even about that. The count reached out and with an odd, awkward gesture touched Alain on the cheek, a brush more than a caress, almost as he would pat one of his beloved hounds. There's no shame in being afraid, Alain. There's only shame if you let your fear cloud your good judgement.

You're not afraid to take risks." "Neither are you, Diana. Don't ever lose that quality. Once a person stops pushing and growing, she is as dead in the spirit as if she were dead in the flesh.

You learn to ride on the path and keep your eyes open so you can see what is there, not what you wish were there.... And then after all you might discover that what is there is what you wished for all along.

The problem with meddling," said Charles under his breath, "is that for every problem you solve, you create two more.

because he stared at me with such a look as made him seem much better-looking even than he likely thought himself, and it is very bad to encourage young men into believing you find them handsome.

War was so simple, wasn't it? Much simpler than justice.

No greater bond existed than love sealed by trust.

Above all else, do not fear to climb the victory tower.

I am trapped, and for once in my life I see no path through these Rings. Four

There's no secret to winning. Act boldly when you need to, and be cautious when you must.

Proceed cautiously with people who can no longer be bowled over by wonder.