The Light Keepers Quotes

“pyre. My”
― Mande Matthews, The Light Keepers

“Between darkness and light, there is truth . . .”
― Mande Matthews, The Light Keepers

“When everyone else has failed you…when you are alone…and you will be, because they cannot understand what you possess inside you…When they have all abandoned you, and they will…  I will be here waiting, because I understand your power. I understand what you need. This is not done, love. Your darkness will always be a part of you, and you will always belong to me.”
― Mande Matthews, The Light Keepers

“You have given me everything, and I have destroyed you.”
― Mande Matthews, The Light Keepers

“I know the word, why can I not speak it?”
― Mande Matthews, The Light Keepers

“Everyone needs a champion, a guardian, someone that is devoted to the survival of the other. I am that soul for your”
― Mande Matthews, The Light Keepers

“Listen, my light, listen for your heart.”
― Mande Matthews, The Light Keepers

“You've discovered my weakness. Height can be a disadvantage as well as a benefit.”
― Mande Matthews, The Light Keepers

“Astrid struck at the warrior, remembering the young villager who had wandered into a remote meadow near their encampment. The girl had befriended her and invited her back to her family’s farm on the far side of the valley. When her mother and Balin found Astrid, the brute threw her over his shoulder like a sack of grain and carried her off. They dismantled their home after her indiscretion with the outsider and moved yet again,”
― Mande Matthews, The Light Keepers

“Balin's bulk appeared out of the mist, a giant of a man with a battle sword drawn and ready. The sheer mass of him was enough to cow even a war hardened soldier. As tall as Astrid stood for a woman, she was, nevertheless, an ill match—in both size and experience—against”
― Mande Matthews, The Light Keepers

“or doubted, or denied their own truth, this one's for you.”
― Mande Matthews, The Light Keepers

“The following short story takes place a few moon cycles before Bonded begins. It is a self-contained 10,000 word story introducing the saga. It features the elusive character, Swan, called Astrid in this prequel. For anyone who has struggled, or doubted, or denied their own truth, this one's for you.”
― Mande Matthews, The Light Keepers

“needed to be prepared. "I can see your boot marks in the snow!" The thunder of Balin's voice startled Astrid. Even though she realized her mother's warrior hunted her, she did not expect him so soon. Her skin quivered underneath the layers of her mantle and tunic. She tensed, stopping”
― Mande Matthews, The Light Keepers

“the branches that stuck up from the banks of the ice covered waters. The young woman slid around”
― Mande Matthews, The Light Keepers

“can see your boot marks in the snow!" The thunder of Balin's voice startled Astrid. Even though she realized her mother's warrior hunted her, she did not expect him so soon. Her skin quivered underneath the layers of her mantle and tunic. She tensed, stopping in her tracks, holding herself still.”
― Mande Matthews, The Light Keepers