Quote by Cat Hellisen

“That’s all Mother needs to say. Our estate and House Malker’s are built on the high cliffs along Pelim’s Tooth. The Tooth, like its…

— Cat Hellisen

“Then again, I’ve never been overly fond of rational thoughts.”

— Cat Hellisen

“It could be a true future that Ilven saw—she’s a Saint after all. Was . Was a Saint.”

— Cat Hellisen

“There’s a distinct bitter aftertaste of Lady’s Gown in the tea, and I welcome it. Anything to sleep without dreaming.”

— Cat Hellisen

“I will never let myself be caught like that—any marriage I make will be my own. A choice. A free one.”

— Cat Hellisen

“Whether I’m working a street corner or a market stall, well, that’s none of their business unless they’re buying. The anonymity is comfortable, like…

— Cat Hellisen

“I picture my mother’s face when she must go out in public with Owen, the cold arrogant look she wears, as if the whole…

— Cat Hellisen

“Before, I would have been powdered and perfumed, my hair done in an elaborate style by the patient fingers of servants. The household crake…

— Cat Hellisen

“If her death wakes something in the deep, then she will bring more shame down on her House with that one act than she…

— Cat Hellisen

“None of them will believe me. I drop any attempt to explain myself and just gracefully accept that people are going to make assumptions…

— Cat Hellisen

“Someone here died, I realize. Someone these people loved and cared for. I’m not the only person in the world tangled up in grief.”

— Cat Hellisen

“I pull my mostly dry shawl tighter around my shoulders and dip my head so that I don’t have to look into their eyes…

— Cat Hellisen