21 quotes found
“Forgiveness is not death. It is life.”
“And turnips - endless ruptured turnips.”
“Mens videt astra.(The soul sees the stars.)”
“Im alive, he groaned. But Im not doing a very good job of it.”
“I’m alive,” he groaned. “But I’m not doing a very good job of it.”
“Saint Melors father was Saint Meliau.Was everyone in Bertayn a saint, back in the day?Everyone who didnt murder anyone, maybe, Perrotte said.”
“Perrotte frowned. Id like to turn a plowshare into a sword , she said. Id cut our way out of those thorns, and then use it to run my enemies through She bit off her next words and swallowed them. S...”
“The truth is . . . Well, the truth is the truth, and thus worth telling, but sometimes truths are so complicated that its exhausting to get them out in the right order. He glanced up at her. That s...”
“The shrine I prayed at not to go to university, Sand said.I guess your prayer was answered, Perrotte said.Sand strongly considered throwing something at herbut there was nothing to hand that wasnt ...”
“How did you get into the castle, Alexandre, son of Gilles Smith? Sand shrugged. A saint kidnapped me from his shrine and put me into a fireplace here. So I guess the answer is, a miracle of Saint M...”
“Youre not mending anything, remember, Sand? The hedge. He paused and shook his head at himself. And Perrottes away for a few minutes, and youre talking to yourself again.”
“Child, you do not forgive because the person who wronged deserves it. You misunderstood the point of forgiveness entirely. The only cage that a grudge creates is around the holder of the grudge. Fo...”
“But winter was necessary. Why else would the world have it? The trees seemed to welcome the season, from the way they changed colors before they dropped their leaves and went to sleep. Winter was a...”
“I asked him: Why didnt you just tell me? He said: If I tell you, youll just forget at some critical point. If you figure it out for yourself, youll always remember.”
“Perrotte frowned. “I’d like to turn a plowshare into a sword ,” she said. “I’d cut our way out of those thorns, and then use it to run my enemies through—” She bit off her next words and swallowed ...”
“Saint Melor’s father was Saint Meliau.”“Was everyone in Bertaèyn a saint, back in the day?”“Everyone who didn’t murder anyone, maybe,” Perrotte said.”
“The shrine I prayed at not to go to university,” Sand said.“I guess your prayer was answered,” Perrotte said.Sand strongly considered throwing something at her—but there was nothing to hand that wa...”
“How did you get into the castle, Alexandre, son of Gilles Smith?” Sand shrugged. “A saint kidnapped me from his shrine and put me into a fireplace here. So I guess the answer is, a miracle of Saint...”
“You’re not mending anything, remember, Sand? The hedge.” He paused and shook his head at himself. “And Perrotte’s away for a few minutes, and you’re talking to yourself again.”
“Child, you do not forgive because the person who wronged deserves it.You misunderstand the point of forgiveness entirely. The only cage that a grudge creates is around the holder of that grudge. Fo...”
