... true faith never comes without anguish..

You love me?' 'Yes, you great lummox. I love you.' He lets out a sigh. 'Sweet Camulos! It's about time..

In the distance a wolf howls. Let it come, I think. Beast will most likely simply howl back, and the creature will either turn tail and run or fall i….

Hate cannot be fought with hate. Evil cannot be conquered by darkness. Only love has the power to conquer them both..

We are all of us, gods and mortals, made up of many pieces, some of them broken, some of them scarred, but none of them the total sum of who we are..

If you are not careful, soon you will have men locking themselves in dungeons so that you can rescue them..

If he is smart, he will run. He is not..

People hear and see what they expect to hear and see..

You would throw away all that we have given you for a man’s love?” “Not a man’s love,” I say softly. “But Duval’s. And I would find a way to serve bo….

There is no shame in scars, Ismae..

I will sit here but an hour or two, then leave." I yawn. "So very long as that?" When he answers, there is a wry note in his voice. "I do have my rep….

It takes a surprising amount of courage to place one's hand into an unseen area when your mind is thinking about vermin..

I never skulk, and lurk only sometimes..

... then he offers me his arm. As I take it, I wonder what folly decreed that women cannot walk unassisted..

The pain of hope dying is worse than his fists and boots..

His divine spark lives within me, a presence that will never leave. And I am but one of many tools He has at His disposal. If I cannot act - if I ref….

It is all we have left to us. And while it is more than I ever dared dream, it is nowhere near enough..

For all that I have kissed before, I have never felt anything like this. It is as if I have swallowed a tiny piece of the sun, its warmth and light r….

Truly, we are the gods' own children, forged in the fire of our tortured pasts, but also blessed with unimaginable gifts..

This is what I want to be. An instrument of mercy, not vengeance..