A Cast of Stones Quotes

“I never knew a woman could be fierce and beautiful and smart before I met you. Every time I see you I think of a hawk, beautiful and deadly.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“Maybe collecting bruises was the only way to learn how to fight.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“Some men are more easily broken by kindness than censure.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“A figure stood at the far end, cloaked in black and beckoning him.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“Once Errol righted himself into some semblance of horsemanship, they set off at an easy canter. That is, the other horses set off at a canter, while Errol's horse settled into a teeth-shattering trot. After a hundred paces he could feel Horace's backbone through the saddle. The other riders pulled ahead without a backward glance, leaving him to his four-footed torture.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“Why did people insist on starting journeys before the sun got warm? It couldn’t be healthy.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“The next day, the villages came closer together until the beginnings and endings could no longer be discerned.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“He pulled his hand back, aware now that sweat beaded on his forehead and that Rale watched him, his eyes dark, intense. Errol licked his lips. Did he want a drink? He hadn't gone more than two days in a row without a drink since he was...since...Warrel...the quarry...stone.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“He pressed his right hand against the wound in his shoulder. “By Deas, Eleison, and Aurae, all three, I hate it when people put holes in me.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“You may say whatever you wish, Errol Stone, but you're not just a peasant. My uncle taught me nobility comes from the heart, not the blood.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“You may say whatever you wish, Errol Stone, but you're not just a peasant. My uncle
taught me nobility comes from the heart, not the blood.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“Unless you have to, never fight a battle you now you're going to lose.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“Never fight a battle that doesn't need to be fought.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones