By the light," he said, when he had mastered himself. "I think that beats singing a lullaby to a stormdog for simplicity and economy, Maerad. But I wish I had known that you simply had to blow at Hulls to… — Alison Croggon Copy Share Image
I think you are a liar because you think you know what is true. You think you feel what is true. But you do not yet know what you do feel and what you do know. Your desire and do not take; you love and are too afraid to feel your love; you conceal your vanity and pettiness from yourself;… — Alison Croggon Copy Share
Some say an army of horsemen some an army on foot others say ships laden for war are the fairest things on earth. But I say the fairest sight on this dark earth is the face of the one you love. Nor is it hard to understand: love has humbled the hearts of the proudest queens. And I would rather… — Alison Croggon Copy Share
“No es ninguna vergüenza no saber nada. La vergüenza es no tener ansias de aprender.” — Alison Croggon Copy Share Image
Your future is uncertain, and I can tell you nothing that can help you. You are singular and dangerous, and so it is that… — Alison Croggon Copy Share Image
“You said that love could not be feigned and could not be stolen" she said passionately. "And now you say I am to be your queen. And yet you imprison me and give me no freedom. You know what it is like to be caged, It is a death. You tell me I cannot hide from you and yet you… — Alison Croggon Copy Share
There is no shame in not knowing something. The shame is in not being willing to learn. — Alison Croggon Copy Share Image
“For almost as long as she could remember Maerad had been imprisoned behind walls. She was a slave” — Alison Croggon Copy Share Image
Elednor,' he said, 'Elednor, why have you betrayed me? Come back to me. Come back to were you belong. I alone need you... — Alison Croggon Copy Share Image
At these times, the things that troubled her seemed far away and unimportant: all that mattered was the hum of the bees and the… — Alison Croggon Copy Share Image
The only good thing about being frightened half to death, she thought, is that it makes me forget all about being seasick. — Alison Croggon Copy Share Image
Old friend,' said Cadvan, filling another glass for himself and sniffing its rich smell. 'If we do not trust one another, we are already… — Alison Croggon Copy Share Image
