Mel > Mel's Quotes

“The gauntlet whispered, rocking rapidly as I brought myself up to straddle the wall. The particles of quartz rose up, up, up.”
― Callie Hart, Quicksilver

“the gauntlet was a millstone around my neck that would wind up getting me tortured and killed.”
― Callie Hart, Quicksilver

“Carrion Swift: the most notorious gambler, cheat, and smuggler in the entire city. He was also uncommonly good in bed—the only man in Zilvaren who'd ever made me scream his name out of pleasure rather than frustration.”
― Callie Hart, Quicksilver

“His fingers were lighter than the dawn breeze. He'd talked me out of my underwear—perhaps the greatest heist ever performed in Zilvaren—and people hadn't stopped talking about that for months.”
― Callie Hart, Quicksilver

“He was always the tallest person in a room by at least a foot, broad across the shoulders, and held himself with a confidence that made girls all over Zilvaren swoon.”
― Callie Hart, Quicksilver

“Who said anything about fifteen minutes? You know I like to take my time when I'm enjoying myself.”
― Callie Hart, Quicksilver

“I’d thought about leaving the dagger embedded in his leg. That would have given him a couple more moments to process his death. But in the end, the deep gash I’d carved inside his thigh was kinder. Quicker.”
― Callie Hart, Quicksilver

“Just hang me already and be done with it,” I snapped. “If you don't hurry up and get on with it, you’re gonna miss your opportunity.” He arched an eyebrow. “I wouldn't bother trying to escape.” I rolled my eyes. “I meant that I was dying of boredom in here.”
― Callie Hart, Quicksilver

“Do you know much about metalwork, Captain? I do. It's under the most unbearable conditions that the sharpest, most dangerous weapons are forged.”
― Callie Hart, Quicksilver

“It used to be a hall of mirrors,”
― Callie Hart, Quicksilver

“It was hard to comprehend how someone who had ruled for so long could look like this.”
― Callie Hart, Quicksilver

“As they did, their tail continued sweeping back and forth, and Saffron suddenly understood what made cats chase the ends of string.”
― Kellen Graves, Herald of the Witch's Mark

“The field was positively horrendous this morning… ah, perfect. A place to wipe my shoes.”
― Kellen Graves, Herald of the Witch's Mark