01c. 1969 ADOnly the weak invite their demons to live with them. Isn't that right?Maria V. Snyder / quote ↗
04c. 1969 ADOld soul." I laughed. "You're Thirty.""It's not the years, it's the experience," he paused.Maria V. Snyder / quote ↗
05c. 1969 ADThe benefit of appearing so young is I'm constantly underestimatedMaria V. Snyder / quote ↗
06c. 1969 ADIs there anything else you haven't told me?"My head spun. So much had happened and we still needed to stop a powerful magician. Death was a real possibility. I needed Valek to know how I felt."I love you"Valek wrapped me in his arms. "My love has been yours since the fire festival. If those goons had killed you, I knew then that I would never be the same. I didn't want or expect this. But I couldn't resist you.Maria V. Snyder / quote ↗
08c. 1969 ADGood food, fresh water, and an occasional sweet and someone to care for. That's what everyone should have. A simplistic and unrealistic view I knew, but it soothed me.Maria V. Snyder / quote ↗
09c. 1969 ADLiving is a risk,' I snapped at him. 'Every decision, every interaction, every step, every time you get out of bed in the morning, you take a risk. To survive is to know you're taking that risk and to not get out of bed clutching illusions of safety.Maria V. Snyder / quote ↗
10c. 1969 ADYelena, you've driven me crazy. You've caused me considerable trouble and I've contemplated ending your life twice since I've known you...but you slipped under my skin, invaded my blood and seized my heart.Maria V. Snyder / quote ↗
11c. 1969 ADOf course, you didn't want our help. Now I have to go beat up some soldier just to keep my ego intact.Maria V. Snyder / quote ↗
12c. 1969 ADI remembered my little brother, Allyn, had appeared so innocent and angelic when he slept--similar to Kerrick. It must be a survival tactic. If Allyn hadn't looked so sweet, we would have killed him while he slept. He had been pure evil when he was awake--similar to Kerrick.Maria V. Snyder / quote ↗
13c. 1969 AD[Janco] paused. His eyes held a distant gleam as if seeing into his past. 'My first practice was a shock. I was a cocky smart aleck--'[Opal] 'Was?'[J] 'Be quiet. I'm telling a story here.Maria V. Snyder / quote ↗
15c. 1969 ADI stepped closer to him and lowered my voice. 'If you could change one thing, what would it be?'He pulled the sheep pendant from his pocket. A question filled his eyes. I held out my hand. Riley placed it in my palm and I curled my finger around the necklace, pressing the metal into my skin.Maria V. Snyder / quote ↗
16c. 1969 ADFourteen years without a mother had me believe I could be stoic when I finally met her.Maria V. Snyder / quote ↗
17c. 1969 ADYour soul is drenched black with the blood of your victims, my dear, and that is why you can't see it. When you die, that heavy blood filled essence will sink to the bottom of the earth where you will burn in eternity for your crimes.Maria V. Snyder / quote ↗
18c. 1969 ADTwo men. I had just killed two men. A killing machine, I hadn't even hesitated. Fear and rage settled deep in my chest, forming a layer of ice around my heart.Maria V. Snyder / quote ↗
19c. 1969 ADwith a touch of sarcasm. “Glass is an amazing material. Versatile,Maria V. Snyder / quote ↗
20c. 1969 ADfollowed a step behind. My thoughts churned as my emotions seesawedMaria V. Snyder / quote ↗
21c. 1969 ADI mulled over the implications and decided not to waste my time worrying about what everyone else thought, or to bother attempting to change their perceptions. My time at the Keep was just a stopover. Let them wonder.Maria V. Snyder / quote ↗
22c. 1969 ADI could admire his skills, and be relieved when he was on my side in a fight. But for a rat to like the cat? That scenario ended only one way. With one dead rat.Maria V. Snyder / quote ↗
23c. 1969 ADBut they fight in the name of the creator." "I don't care if they fight in the name of broccoli. The goal remains the same.Maria V. Snyder / quote ↗
24c. 1969 ADWe don't take orders from you, Sergeant." Quain said. "Your man tried to assassiMaria V. Snyder / quote ↗
