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“If a man has to say trust me, Gogu conveyed, it's a sure sign you cannot. Trust him, that is. Trust is a thing you know without words.”
― Wildwood Dancing
― Wildwood Dancing
“He would have told her - he would have said, it matters not if you are here or there, for I see you before me every moment. I see you in the light of the water, in the swaying of the young trees in the spring wind. I see you in the shadows of the great oaks, I hear your voice in the cry of the owl at night. You are the blood in my veins, and the beating of my heart. You are my first waking thought, and my last sigh before sleeping. You are - you are bone of my bone, and breath of my breath.”
― Daughter of the Forest
― Daughter of the Forest
“So you do believe in... true love? she whispered.
I took a deep breath, I think I have to, I said, blinking back tears. Without it, we're all going nowhere.”
― Wildwood Dancing
I took a deep breath, I think I have to, I said, blinking back tears. Without it, we're all going nowhere.”
― Wildwood Dancing
“Perhaps this is what the stories meant when they called somebody heartsick. Your heart and your stomach and your whole insides felt hollow and empty and aching.”
― Daughter of the Forest
― Daughter of the Forest
“If a man has to say trust me it's a sure sign you cannot. Trust him, that is. Trust is a thing you do without words.”
― Wildwood Dancing
― Wildwood Dancing
“All that he had of her was his memory, where he held every moment, every single moment that she had been his. That was all he had, to keep out the loneliness.”
― Daughter of the Forest
― Daughter of the Forest
“You know not, yet, the sort of love that strikes like a lightning bolt; that clutches hold of you by the heart, as irrevocably as death; that becomes the lodestar by which you steer the rest of your life. I would not wish such a love on anyone, man or woman, for it can make your life a paradise, or it can destroy you utterly.”
― Daughter of the Forest
― Daughter of the Forest
“Don't you long for something different to happen, something so exciting and new it carries you along with it like a great tide, something that lets your life blaze and burn so the whole world can see it?”
― Son of the Shadows
― Son of the Shadows
“But there is one thing you must remember, if you forget all else. There is no good or evil, save in the way you see the world. There is no dark or light save in your own vision. All changes in the blink of an eyelid; yet all remains the same.”
― Daughter of the Forest
― Daughter of the Forest
“This is a long goodbye, yet not time enough. I have no aptitude for this. I cannot learn this. I would hold on, and hold on, until my hands clutch at emptiness.”
― Son of the Shadows
― Son of the Shadows
“I like the truth, even when it does trouble me.”
― Wildwood Dancing
― Wildwood Dancing
“There is no truth on this island of yours. Rather, there are as many truths as there are stars in the sky; and every one of them different.”
― Daughter of the Forest
― Daughter of the Forest
“My world was changing, and I was not ready for it.”
― Daughter of the Forest
― Daughter of the Forest
“If a man truly loves,....He does not consider the obstacles, the restrictions, the reasons why his choice may be flawed or impratical. He gives no heed to what others may think. His heart has no room for that, for it is filled to the brim with the unutterable truth of his feelings.”
― Cybele's Secret
― Cybele's Secret
“I wish- I wish I could dry these tears, I wish I could make this better for you. But I don't know how.”
― Son of the Shadows
― Son of the Shadows
“You will find the way, daughter of the forest. Through grief and pain, through many trials, through betrayal and loss, your feet will walk a straight path.”
― Daughter of the Forest
― Daughter of the Forest
“Our strength comes from that magic, from the earth and the sky, from the fire and the water. Fly high, swim deep, give back to the earth what she gives you...”
― Daughter of the Forest
― Daughter of the Forest
“I had grown up. I had learned that being a woman was knowing when to stand firm and when to compromise. I had learned to laugh and weep; I had learned that I was weak as well as strong. I had learned to love. I was no longer a rigid, upright tree that would not flex and bow, even though the gale threatened to snap it in two; I was the willow that bends and shivers and sways, and yet remains strong.”
― Seer of Sevenwaters
― Seer of Sevenwaters
“How could you not know?" His voice was full of wonderment. "You changed me utterly. You were like a...like a bright, wonderful bloom in a garden full of weeds. Like a graceful capital on a page of plain script, a letter decorated with the deepest, finest colors in all Erin. Like a flame, Caitrin. Like a song.”
― Heart's Blood
― Heart's Blood
“You risked much, to give your love to such a one.
I stared at him. Love?
Did you not know, until now, when you must say goodbye?”
― Daughter of the Forest
I stared at him. Love?
Did you not know, until now, when you must say goodbye?”
― Daughter of the Forest
“And as I watched him, I knew that in every dark night there was, somewhere, a small light burning that could never be quenched.”
― Son of the Shadows
― Son of the Shadows
“I know it's hard for you to trust me. If I ever find the man who did this to you, who made you so frightened, I'll kill him with my bare hands. But you can trust me.”
― Daughter of the Forest
― Daughter of the Forest
“A dream is the key that unlocks the mysteries of the waking world...”
― Cybele's Secret
― Cybele's Secret
“a tree is never just a tree, it is bigger and deeper and wiser than a girl like you will ever be.”
― Heir to Sevenwaters
― Heir to Sevenwaters
“My feet will tread soft as a deer in the forest. My mind will be clear as water from the sacred well. My heart will be strong as a great oak. My spirit will spread an eagle's wings, and fly forth.”
― Daughter of the Forest
― Daughter of the Forest
“Stronger than iron
crueler than death
sweeter than springtime
it lives beyond breath”
― Cybele's Secret
crueler than death
sweeter than springtime
it lives beyond breath”
― Cybele's Secret
“Your actions are your own. Your choices are your own. Each of us carries a burden of guilt for decisions made or not made. You can let that rule your whole life or you can put it behind you and move on. Only a madman lets jealousy determine the course of his existence. Only a weak man blames others for his own errors.”
― Son of the Shadows
― Son of the Shadows
“Perhaps he could still weave together the broken threads of his life. And yet, I wanted him here now. I needed him here. In the darkness, if I sat very still, I could almost feel his presence by me, quite near, but not too near. Didn't I promise to keep you safe, he would say softly. I have never broken a promise. Don't look so worried, Jenny. And yet, he would be careful. Careful not to move too close. Careful not to frighten me. Waiting still. I am your shelter. Don't be afraid.”
― Daughter of the Forest
― Daughter of the Forest
“Even in that time of utter darkness, somewhere deep inside me the memory of love and goodness had stayed alive.”
― Heart's Blood
― Heart's Blood
“My feet will tread soft as a deer in the forest.... My mind will be clear as water from the sacred well. My heart will be strong as a great oak. My spirit will spread an eagle's wings, and fly forth. This is the way of truth.”
― Daughter of the Forest
― Daughter of the Forest