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
But slight mistakes accumulate, and grow to gross errors if unchecked. — Jacqueline Carey Errors Copy Share Image
“Alas for we who are mortal, and are denied the luxury of dramatic license. We mus live, and go onward.” — Jacqueline Carey Mortal Copy Share Image
“I took a slice of melon and perched on the edge of a couch, watching them both, patently uncomfortable with the undefined… — Jacqueline Carey Nature Copy Share Image
Your dreaming self seeks to tell you something your waking ears will not hear — Jacqueline Carey Dream 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 Patron 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
I wish sometimes that the gods would either choose better, or make their wishes clearer — Jacqueline Carey Sometimes 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
Beauty is at its most poignant when the cold hand of Death holds poised to wither it imminently. — Jacqueline Carey Beauty Copy Share Image
It's funny, because in deference to conventional wisdom, I spent my struggling writer years trying to suppress my naturally baroque literary voice… — Jacqueline Carey Baroque 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
I would that I could have stopped time and preserved that day forever. It was a perfect day. There was the shadow… — Jacqueline Carey Brightness 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 Embracing Copy Share Image
“The fact that he might have other things to do with his time than spend it shepherding his master's head-strong, thousand-ducat-a-night anguisette… — Jacqueline Carey Psychology 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
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
“Profundity fails me.” Father Ramon's gaze rested on Loup. “And perhaps that is fitting, since words have never been your strong suit,… — Jacqueline Carey Catalyst for change Copy Share Image
There are those who hold that there is a pattern to all that is said and done in this world, that no… — Jacqueline Carey Believe Copy Share Image
Whip us 'till we're on the floor, we'll turn around and ask for more, we're Phèdre's Boys! We like to hurt, we… — Jacqueline Carey Beats Copy Share Image
“There's some sort of Soothsayers' Code that prevents soothsayers from soothsaying on a day-to-day basis, when it might, you know, avert this… — Jacqueline Carey Getting married Copy Share Image
Sidonie, I know you don't remember it, but you once promised to trust me beyond all reason. And I swear to you… — Jacqueline Carey Forget Copy Share Image
“I aspire to wisdom, my lady. I do not believe I possess it, not yet. But my lord Ptolemy Solon holds that… — Jacqueline Carey Happiness Copy Share Image
“An awkward silence descended between us. Where did that phrase come from? I wonder. Silence descended . Descended from where exactly? Was… — Jacqueline Carey Freedom Copy Share Image
I know what you are. I've always known from the beginning, Kushiel's Chosen. It is folly, to make claim on one whom… — Jacqueline Carey Chosen Copy Share Image
