Quote by Gordon Korman

“He came bearing not a sword but a candle.”

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“She was a match, lit with fire the second he drew near. and if he got close enough, she ignited him, and together they…

— R.J. Lewis

“I had forgotten about the sword in all of the excitement of almost burning alive.”

— Courtney Cole

“But I saw the pair of them, along with everyone else. Hard to miss. Him towering like a raggedy scarecrow in that flapping black…

— Ellen Kushner

“She stood like a knight in a painting, her head bowed and her sword at her side, blood spattering her gear, her hair half-torn…

— Cassandra Clare

“The rider’s right hand moved; the sword flashed … and sliced the arrow in two.”

— Michael Scott

“I wish I could say that I suddenly discovered my inner warrior princess and expertly leaped at Archer, weapon hoisted high, teeth bared.That would…

— Rachel Hawkins

“They fired arrows at me, but I did not fire back. I picked them up instead to build my castle.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“They surrounded him here, but beyond, flames licked the cabins, the incendiary glow striking a similar spark inside him from the injustice they’d faced…

— Katherine McIntyre

“You can kill the King without a sword, and you can light the fire without a match. What needs to burn is your imagination.”

— Constantin Stanislavski

“A bloody sword is a beautiful thing.”

— George R.R. Martin

“He was beautiful, but even more so in his formal attire, with his dark hair and pale eyes. His glistening sword hung at his…

— Serena Valentino