Why should I be polished and improved like goods for sale? I might not even want to marry! And besides, I have many skills. I can read and write and play the flute and harp. Why should I change to… — Juliet Marillier Copy Share Image
Only - only that, if you believe the tales, it's in the nature of our people to go to war and to kill, just as it is to sing and play and tell stories. Perhaps they are two halves of… — Juliet Marillier Copy Share Image
“What came next is very hard to tell. Indeed, I have told it but once before, when I needed to, and I will tell… — Juliet Marillier Copy Share Image
The greatest tales, well told, awaken the fears and longings of the listeners. Each man hears a different story. Each is touched by it… — Juliet Marillier Copy Share Image
After a while, footsteps sounded on the flagstones outside and there was a gentle tap at the door. Of course, one of them would… — Juliet Marillier Copy Share Image
Eat of my deep earth, drink of my living streams, for I am your Mother. Your heart is my wild drum, your breath my… — Juliet Marillier Copy Share Image
I wish- I wish I could dry these tears, I wish I could make this better for you. But I don't know how. — Juliet Marillier Copy Share Image
“I learned that in the end, only I was responsible for my actions.” — Juliet Marillier Copy Share Image
“That's lovely singing, Saraid," Eile said. "Is Sorry asleep now?" Saraid shook her head solemnly. "Sorry's sad. Crying." She held the doll against her… — Juliet Marillier Copy Share Image
“I cannot expiate my sin, yet I am compelled to try. My mind will not let me rest. There must be something I could… — Juliet Marillier Copy Share Image
“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… — Juliet Marillier Copy Share Image
“ So you do believe in... true love? she whispered. I took a deep breath, I think I have to, I said, blinking back… — Juliet Marillier Copy Share Image
