Daniel Cranton Quotes

“If he went away, would the link between himself and the others be broken? Would he be free or drawn back against his will? Would Owen come after him? He shuddered at the thought, suddenly presented with the image in his mind of a moonlit night, himself in a small room alone, and a figure outside below, looking up at his window, forming a wordless summoning.”
― Storm Constantine, Stalking Tender Prey

“Letiel put her hand on his arm, and smiled at him. He could feel her empathy. She too had been let down by men. How odd to find this affinity. He hadn’t thought of that.”
― Storm Constantine, Stalking Tender Prey

“A vibration is building up-within himself and the walls of the house.”
― Storm Constantine, Stalking Tender Prey

“If he could shut himself away from all this, hide his being deep within his mind, he might survive.”
― Storm Constantine, Stalking Tender Prey

“Without warning a rush of sensation assaulted Daniel’s mind and body. He felt as if he’d been caught up in powerful arms, held against a body of light and cloud, absorbed by it. He was flooded by a hungry desire and an awareness of heat and strength. His breath came out in a gasp of pleasure and shock. At first he thought it must be Shem, giving in to the urge for contact, but nothing about this entity was redolent of Shemyaza. Neither was it a ghost. He could sense, however, that it was male; a tall Grigori, eager with need. Daniel opened his eyes and the air was full of blue sparks. He felt he was suspended a foot above the bed, gripped by invisible arms.”
― Storm Constantine, Scenting Hallowed Blood

“His interest was pricked by the man’s attractiveness, but he also felt disappointed that his private meeting with Eve was curtailed.”
― Storm Constantine, Scenting Hallowed Blood

“There were elements of Owen in Jack; the litheness, the clever sarcasm, the apartness from Daniel that meant only later you’ll be mine.”
― Storm Constantine, Scenting Hallowed Blood

“To Aninka, he seemed all bones and ribs, his skin stretched tightly over his body. His slim naked feet looked fragile. Aninka swallowed, thought Shem’s boy. And understood immediately the root of Taz’s desire. Shemyaza had touched this creature; part of him lived in Daniel.”
― Storm Constantine, Scenting Hallowed Blood

“He sensed that Lily and Owen were alive, but they had been seized by the same creatures that had killed Israel. And whatever had taken them wanted him, too. It was collecting Shem’s followers.”
― Storm Constantine, Scenting Hallowed Blood

“I am a man, he thought. Oh God, it is vile!”
― Storm Constantine, Scenting Hallowed Blood

“I see a boy. Ah, he is beautiful, and he has the way of wyrd within him.”
― Storm Constantine, Scenting Hallowed Blood

“Echoes of words recently spoken resounded in his mind, but he could not remember them.”
― Storm Constantine, Stealing Sacred Fire

“I am Shemyaza’s vizier, his adviser. The age of this body has little to do with the maturity of my soul, or the fact that once I lived in Grigori flesh.”
― Storm Constantine, Scenting Hallowed Blood

“He wondered if his misgivings were caused only by jealousy, the revelation that someone who’d been close to Shem in the past had reappeared, someone who might possibly take on some of Daniel’s position. Had he become greedy and protective of his status and power? The thought did not please him. He knew that power was a corrupting force, and that Grigori power was more corrupting than most.”
― Storm Constantine, Scenting Hallowed Blood

“The words all seemed to flow into one another, as if the Grigori did not need to draw breath while intoning this chant. The vibration of it filled Daniel’s head. It forced through the most sensitive parts of his brain, blurring the senses and shifting his perception onto a different level. He felt his body sway, and for a moment was about to pass out.”
― Storm Constantine, Scenting Hallowed Blood

“A corrupt sweetness lined the back of his throat, a taste of nightmare.”
― Storm Constantine, Scenting Hallowed Blood

“The air felt strange against Daniel’s skin, alive with unseen presences.”
― Storm Constantine, Scenting Hallowed Blood

“Emma realised how beautiful Daniel had become. In Little Moor, she’d seen him as a gawky boy, but now his svelte body was that of a very attractive young man.”
― Storm Constantine, Scenting Hallowed Blood

“Perhaps there was just too much information for him to interpret, and the important symbols were lost in a confusing maelstorm of ancient memories. Or perhaps the fault lay within himself.”
― Storm Constantine, Stealing Sacred Fire

“Daniel felt now as if the weight of history, the history of Shem’s people was pressing like a crowd of ghosts upon his mind.”
― Storm Constantine, Stealing Sacred Fire

“He yearned for the mellow glow of an English summer evening and the smallness of life in his old home.”
― Storm Constantine, Stealing Sacred Fire

“Music and laughter in the valley called him back, but the summons was weak.”
― Storm Constantine, Stealing Sacred Fire

“Daniel found that even a serpent can weep tears.”
― Storm Constantine, Stealing Sacred Fire