Dark Witch (The Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy, #1)

by Nora Roberts

Illusion, Nan would say, was as good as reality.

It didn’t matter if she regretted the impulse; she’d regretted others.

Haven't we all?

Was it genes or magick? she wondered. But then, for some, one was the same as the other.

“There are three. Three is good magick. So now we’re three. You and I, and Connor. But each must accept the whole, and themselves, and the legacy.

Bridges burned, Iona reminded herself, for the chance to build new ones.

This is an interesting turn on an adage. Burnt bridges do force new decisions.

Coming from something doesn’t make it what you are.

AMEN!

“I think evil comes in too many forms to count.

I agree! Not always gray, dark, and creepy but also bright, glittery, and shiny.

why would I tell him any such thing? There’s a sisterhood that covers such matters. That’s a universal sort of thing to my mind.”

“You can’t be what you aren’t.”

Thank goodness!

you don’t give your word unless you intend to keep it.”

Wisdom mothers teach their children, but too often it's forgotten, especially with 'small' things, when you're once grown

But love should be, I don’t know, sacred. People have to be able to love who they love.” “And not love when they don’t.

This is a good idea to remember, especially with the loves that are different from how we love.

“I think that’s wonderful. People too often knock down the old for the new instead of understanding that legacy.”

It's a fine line between what to keep and what to rebuild.

“What comes before now matters,” he said simply.

What comes before shapes our future

Settling for someone I knew was settling for me. It makes you feel forever mediocre.”

“It’s a good arrow for your quiver.

What arrow is good for your quiver? Think carefully, like Iona did.

“I’m sorry to say it, as they’re your ma and da, but it strikes me, Iona, your parents are right shits.”

How many people do we know are right shits for parents (or as adults) but wonderful children?