A Castle of Ash Quotes

“No way.” Fjor shook his head. “I stab things. I don’t discuss emotions. Stabbing is cleaner, and that’s saying something, because stabbing is generally quite messy, as far as coping mechanisms go.”

“Stabbing isn’t a coping mechanism,” I stubbornly pointed out. “It’s just murder.”

“Or relief.” Fjor pulled out one of his daggers, caressing the blade as he looked at me in this carefully considering way that made me stumble back a step. “Or a tool to keep things the way I want them,” he added slowly.

“How—” Vidrol deadpanned, glancing from Fjor to me. “How did you ever get her to kiss you?”
― Jane Washington, A Castle of Ash

“You’re not ready, Skayld. You say you aren’t damaged, but you are. You’re terrified of forming emotional attachments. You might be ready to sleep with Helki, because his idea of an emotional connection is two people … I don’t know … setting something on fire together, or making something bleed together.”
― Jane Washington, A Castle of Ash

“Chains.” Andel was writing on his list again, already moving on to the next item.

I raised my finger again. “Excuse me, chains?”

“To tie him to the bed,” Andel explained, like it was obvious. “We’ll also need a potion to knock him unconscious, a strong wine to mask the scent of the potion, and the chains will need to be artefacts to block his magic. It won’t hold him back for long, but it might be long enough.”

“This is starting to sound very rapey.”
― Jane Washington, A Castle of Ash

“Long story short,” I muttered, as Helki narrowed his eyes on us from the fence around the training yard, where he had been silently watching me train. “I … uh … well, I did the obvious. I had sex with Helki, almost killed myself because look at him, and then my Vold magic was back. Obviously.”

“Obviously,” Sig repeated, looking like he wanted to either laugh or throw up. “Are you going to have sex with all of them now and win your powers back one orgasm at a time?”
― Jane Washington, A Castle of Ash

“Give him a few days to realise our little wife isn’t as breakable as we feared,” Vidrol said, pulling out a chair on my other side. He winked at me. “Once he realises the possibilities, as I have, his mood will improve greatly.”

“You’re sick,” Fjor muttered.

“Terminally,”
― Jane Washington, A Castle of Ash

“Stabbing isn’t a coping mechanism,” I stubbornly pointed out. “It’s just murder.”
― Jane Washington, A Castle of Ash

“I’ll move on to the next thing on my list.” I cut my eyes to him. “Revenge for everything you five have done to me.” He arched a quizzical brow. “Is that so? And how do you plan to avenge yourself?” I lifted one shoulder coyly. “A bit of this, a bit of that.”
― Jane Washington, A Castle of Ash