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“Yet some men say in many parts of England that King Arthur is not dead, but had by the will of our Lord Jesu into another place; and men say that he shall come again, and he shall win the holy cross.”
“But, I believe," I continue, "I know what true love is - or what it should be." "What should it be?" Tristan asks, his voice soft now. "It should be a friendship and truly knowing who a person is, ...”
“Why did you wear heels? How are you supposed to fight a gargoyle in what you're wearing?”
“Well, can you tell her that?"He looked down at his feet. "I will. I will."Guy-speak for, "I plan to keep avoiding her until she gives up.”
“If I were to lock you up in a dungeon, I guarantee you would not be bored.”
“You'll get fired if anyone finds out about us!""So many rules in this century," Vane muttered.”
“Plus, I happened to be a history nerd. Why else would I be interested in a guy born in the year 519?”
“He had only heard of dragons, and although he had never seen one, he was sure they existed.”
“The last declaration he'd made to me hung between us. The L word. The one that had nothing to do with like.”
“The combination of razor-sharp wit (completely real) and his credentials (completely fake) had won them over in the end.”
“I mean, he said, that by your own showing, the greatest threat to heaven comes from within the ranks of the angels themselves. Before you can prove to me that heroes can defeat villains with nothin...”
“Blanchefleur felt a quick rush of affection for her. When the world frowned, Branwen went on smiling. There was a heart of steel under all that froth and bubble.”
“In the dim sunset Perceval looked the glade over and said, Does your lady wife think so little of sending you out on deadly errands? Sir Gareth unstrapped the blanket from behind his saddle. Its ou...”
“Perceval said to the Grail Knight: Will you break a spear with me this day? He did not expect Galahad to look down on him from Lancelots immense height and say, gently, as if he knew it must disapp...”
“How you must hate Logres, she said in a dry mouth. Hate Logres? He leaned back in his chair, shaking his head. There is an anger that is deserved, Blanche. Tell me. Look me in the eye, if you can, ...”
“That night she dreamed about the King again. She stood in a riverside meadow between greenwood and castle. Overhead the sun shone gilt in a sky like powdered lapis and struck golden sparks from the...”
“I have fled from the wilderness fasting, with woe and unflagging travail,I have sought for the light on the mountain, and skirted the devilish dale. I have laid my mouth in the dust, and begged the...”
“It was like listening to the universe in motion. Planets spinning on their appointed courses, the lives of men intersecting and parting, the unimaginable harmony of the human body itself in hierarc...”
“There was carpet under Blanchefleurs feet and the scent of clean and delicate things in her nostrilsperfume, babies, soap, and tea. Homesickness hit her like a clenched fist; this was worse than me...”
“He grinned. Do not fear. I am here to serve you, as I promised. Despite the fit of schoolgirl giggles that had seized her in Carbonek when he first proposed to be her knight, his assurance annoyed ...”
