And Kushiel sends no punishment that we are not fit to bear. — Jacqueline Carey Bears Copy Share Image
If you will not die for us, you cannot ask us to die for you. — Jacqueline Carey Loyalty Copy Share Image
Pain redeems all. It is the awareness of life, a reminder of death. — Jacqueline Carey Awareness Copy Share Image
“You have given us a part in a story the bards will sing to our children's children.” — Jacqueline Carey Bards Copy Share Image
“Love as thou wilt. They are fools, who reckon Elua a soft god, fit only for the worship of starry-eyed lovers.” — Jacqueline Carey Fools Copy Share Image
“I seek words of such surpassing beauty that they might melt the hardest heart of stone.” — Jacqueline Carey Beauty Copy Share Image
Let the warriors clamor after gods of blood and thunder; love is hard, harder than steel and thrice as cruel. — Jacqueline Carey Copy Share Image
It is not everyday that one learns an entire militia has sworn unbeknownest to obey you — Jacqueline Carey Everyday Copy Share Image
“You're as bad as your master," he muttered, scarce audible amid the sea-sounds. "Worse. At least he didn't ply his words from… — Jacqueline Carey Copy Share Image
True friendship must be akin to romance, I think. only without all the anguish and anxiety. — Jacqueline Carey Anguish Copy Share Image
We speak of stories ending, when in truth it is we who end. The stories go on and on. — Jacqueline Carey Copy Share Image
“I discovered that we liked each other. But I was fearful of giving free rein to my emotions. Fearful that all those… — Jacqueline Carey Fear Copy Share Image
“Hear, hear.' Sister Martha hoisted her water glass. 'Let the rigid stick of self-righteousness be dislodged from her very uptight ass.' Father… — Jacqueline Carey Benediction Copy Share Image
Love child!" What else? You will find it and lose it, again and again. And with each finding and each loss, you… — Jacqueline Carey Children Copy Share Image
I would that I could have stopped time and preserved that day forever. It was a perfect day. There was the shadow… — Jacqueline Carey Copy Share Image
“As ever, his grief made my heart ache. "Ambition is a dangerous thing," I murmured. "One can harbor it unknowing, only to… — Jacqueline Carey Ambition Copy Share Image
“We knew each other’s histories and secrets, hopes and fears and dreams. When you need to get good and drunk, that’s the… — Jacqueline Carey Dreams Copy Share Image
“whatever complicated emotions I felt for him, I didn’t want to ruin the moment with my unfortunately stereotypical American ignorance of history… — Jacqueline Carey Emotions Copy Share Image
“mayhap if I played at being the kind and gentle husband long enough, it would become true. Master Piero once told us… — Jacqueline Carey Copy Share Image
“To fail and persevere is a harder test than any you will meet on the practice-field.” — Jacqueline Carey Failure Copy Share Image
“Our eyes met. We had so very many shared memories between us, Bao and I. Some were wonderous, and some were terrible.… — Jacqueline Carey Memories Copy Share Image
We pay for sins we do not remember, and seek to do a will we can scarce fathom. That is what it… — Jacqueline Carey Copy Share Image
Beauty is at its most poignant when the cold hand of Death holds poised to wither it imminently. — Jacqueline Carey Beauty Copy Share Image
“We might embody those qualities we desire to possess by embracing them, over and over, until the line between seeming and being… — Jacqueline Carey Copy Share Image
“You're better off," d'Aiglemort said dryly. "Steel and faith are an unnatural mix.” — Jacqueline Carey Faith Copy Share Image
There is no fulfillment that is not made sweeter for the prolonging of desire — Jacqueline Carey Desire Copy Share Image
“It was small consolation, but it would have to do. I squeezed his hand once more, in lieu of things unsaid. "Come… — Jacqueline Carey Consolation Copy Share Image
It is a comfort, in anguish, to be reminded of the scale of one's own troubles against the mighty breadth of the… — Jacqueline Carey Anguish Copy Share Image
“Ben Lewis. He's in Afghanistan." "He is?" I blinked. "In the army ?" "Well, he's not there on his honeymoon.” — Jacqueline Carey Afghanistan Copy Share Image
It is my observations, though, that happiness limits the amount of suffering one is willing to inflict upon others — Jacqueline Carey Happiness Copy Share Image
“If I have one pride in my calling, it is that I have never judged a patron wrongly - and I have… — Jacqueline Carey Copy Share Image
I wish sometimes that the gods would either choose better, or make their wishes clearer — Jacqueline Carey Copy Share Image
“Your goddamn bloodsucking boyfriend's been promising to change you for eight years!" Jen said grimly. "Wake up and smell the plasma, Beth!” — Jacqueline Carey Copy Share Image
