Flame of Sevenwaters Quotes

“As for me, I had found love, and that was a gift worth suffering for.”
― Juliet Marillier, Flame of Sevenwaters

“A fine man", observed my sister, pouring mead for the two of us. "Well trained.”
― Juliet Marillier, Flame of Sevenwaters

“I often tell myself, there is no point in wishing certain things had not happened. We can’t change what has been, only do our best with what is to come.”
― Juliet Marillier, Flame of Sevenwaters

“Our family has survived a long time. We’ve weathered battles and transformations, enchantments and floods and fires. We’ve endured being sent away, and we’ve coped with evildoers in our midst. If I were telling a story of Sevenwaters – and it would be a grand epic told over all the nights of a long winter – I would surely end it with a triumph. A happy ending, all well, puzzles solved, enemies defeated, the future stretching ahead bright and true. With new challenges and new adventures, certainly, because that’s the way things always are. But overall it would be a very satisfying story, one to give the listener heart.”
― Juliet Marillier, Flame of Sevenwaters

“Best face your fears straightaway; putting things off only makes them harder.”
― Juliet Marillier, Flame of Sevenwaters

“It came to me that it was possible to be afraid of your own fear, and that such a phenomenon was utterly ridiculous.”
― Juliet Marillier, Flame of Sevenwaters

“I recognize that you know what you’re doing. But there’s a way of going about these things that allows men to keep their pride, and I think that’s the best way to follow.” I attempted to digest this statement. “You’re telling me that women can make decisions, but that they have to let men think they’ve made them,” I said.”
― Juliet Marillier, Flame of Sevenwaters

“The flame burns in his spirit and he is not afraid.”
― Juliet Marillier, Flame of Sevenwaters