Ballad of Sea and Sky Quotes

“It was the knowledge that I would never be completely safe in my own body that drove me to be a little reckless.”
― Madeleine Eliot, Ballad of Sea and Sky

“Survive a maelstrom, defeat a kraken, get shipwrecked and drowned, save an enchanted lake,” Caspian grumbled. “Believe it or not, I did not sign up for any of this when I decided to kidnap you.”
― Madeleine Eliot, Ballad of Sea and Sky

“What would it be like, I wondered, to grow up wholly comfortable with who I was, like Zephyr seemed? To be accepted regardless of any differences or shortcomings”
― Madeleine Eliot, Ballad of Sea and Sky

“It was the knowledge that I would never be completely safe in my own body that drove me to be a little reckless. My time was limited, and the good days were becoming less and less common, so I took advantage when I had them.”
― Madeleine Eliot, Ballad of Sea and Sky