“She had learned propriety, which was the same as saying she had learned to trust only herself.” — Kristin Cashore Heart Copy Share Image
“From the warmth of her fondness for her horse she constructed a fragile and changeable thing that almost resembled courage. She hoped… — Kristin Cashore Courage Copy Share Image
“When you’re a monster, she thought, you are thanked and praised for not behaving like a monster.” — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
Wonderful," Garan grumbled when he'd gone. "We'll grow a reputation for our kindness to lawbreakers. — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
I don’t often know who should read what book. It’s a little bit like trying to set people up on a date… — Kristin Cashore Book Copy Share Image
When Brocker arrived he took her hands and held them to his face and cried into them. — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
If we knew a person was going to die, we'd hold harder to the memories." Fire corrected him, in a whisper. "The… — Kristin Cashore Fire Copy Share Image
“If you’re not my friend, then I have no friends.” “Friends don’t lie,” she said. “Friends try to understand,” he said.” — Kristin Cashore Friend Copy Share Image
What are you grinning at?" Katsa demanded for the third or fourth time. "Is the ceiling about to cave in on my… — Kristin Cashore Caves Copy Share Image
“Why was he playing with her? Why wasn’t he raising the alarm? Perhaps he was a criminal himself, a Graceling criminal. And… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
“The girl entered the room, not looking at Fire, glaring mutinously at the feather duster in her own hand. Still, at least… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
“Not all sons were like their fathers. A son chose the man he would be. Not all daughters were like their fathers.… — Kristin Cashore Children Copy Share Image
I was doing science," Giddon said. "He threw a bean." "I was testing the impact of a bean upon water," Bann said.… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
“His eyes. Katsa had never seen such eyes. One was silver, and the other, gold. They glowed in his sun-darkened face, uneven,… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
Helda's been trying to impress me with the embroidery on the sheets. One more minute and I thought I might use them… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
We need an ally of Mydogg's or Gentian's pretending to be among the most loyal allies of the king,' Brigan said. 'Shouldn't… — Kristin Cashore Allies Copy Share Image
“Shall I choose a life of bleakness, then, Archer, just to stay alive? I won’t hide in a room with the doors… — Kristin Cashore Fall in love Copy Share Image
“Then come here," he said, a bit redundantly, as he had already pulled her with him into an armchair and curled her… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
“Her mind was on fire. Cansrel. In the light of the flames his hair flashed silver and blue, his eyes blue and… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
“THE ARRANGEMENTS AT the green house had become slightly peculiar, for Roen had decided to take the house back from Brigan and… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
“And sometimes an old woman, tiny and bent, who wore an apron and had pale green eyes and was the frequent stopping… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
“Of course, it was impossible, in this company, not to think about balances of power. Raffin and Bann glanced at each other… — Kristin Cashore Balance of power Copy Share Image
“Really," said Thiel crossly, bending to collect them, "I was quite clear to Darby that we wished a single, recent map. Take… — Kristin Cashore Geography Copy Share Image
“Q: Why do you use swear words on your blog, but never the F word? A: Because I'm saving the F word… — Kristin Cashore Blog Copy Share Image
“Always one of the trials of a new wound: old wounds like to rise up and start hurting again, too.” — Kristin Cashore Old wounds Copy Share Image
“She wondered if a person could be powerful, but inside be broken into pieces, and shaking, all the time.” — Kristin Cashore Heart Copy Share Image
Garan snorted. "Now that we know about his indigestion, we can torture him with cake. — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
Everyone was willing to take some small risk to lessen the damage of their ambition and disorder and lawlessness. — Kristin Cashore Ambition Copy Share Image
“It was one thing to take over a man’s mind to prevent her own death, and another thing entirely to steal his… — Kristin Cashore Heart Copy Share Image
“She faked to her right, and he swung away, easily. She did it again, faster. Again, he escaped her easily. He was… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
Maybe it was for the best that she'd been so foolish, for if she'd known how hard this would be, perhaps she… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
She wanted to cause him pain for taking a place in her heart she wouldn't have given him if she'd known the… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
I thought it was supposed to be impossible to sneak up on you. Eyes of a hawk and ears of a wolf… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
“Don't you feel it, the joy of having an effect on everyone and everything simply by being?” — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
Brigan threw his head back and smiled at the sky. "Well said, Lady. The world may be falling to pieces, but at… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
“Generally she avoided mirrors. It embarrassed her to lose her own breath at the sight of herself.” — Kristin Cashore Embarrassed Copy Share Image
“The monsters appraised each other. He was bright green with gold feet, this kitten, and his daft little mind was reaching for… — Kristin Cashore Kitten Copy Share Image
You won't even take your bow? Are you planning to throttle a moose with your bare hands, then? — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
You have a wound too, Papa." Hanna took Brigan's left hand, which was wrapped in a bandage, and inspected it. "Did you… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
He leaned heavily on the desk now, as if danger had strengthened him before and its lack now made him weak. — Kristin Cashore Danger Copy Share Image
