A Tribute of Fire Quotes

“It’s easier for women to believe in magic because we have the ability to make life and carry it inside us. We’re already magic. And it is a magic no man will ever understand.”
― Sariah Wilson, A Tribute of Fire

“A warrior who sweats more in training bleeds less in war.”
― Sariah Wilson, A Tribute of Fire

“Sometimes you’ll have a healthy plant where a stem or leaves have died. The plant’s instinct is to divert all of its energy to restoring the lost parts, which inhibits its growth. And so, as the gardener, you have to cut those pieces away so that there can be new leaves, new flowers, new life. Sometimes you have to brush away the parts of your life that no longer serve you so that you can move forward.”
― Sariah Wilson, A Tribute of Fire

“Courage can only exist in the same space that fear does.”
― Sariah Wilson, A Tribute of Fire

“Instead of answering my question, he asked his own: “If I asked you to stay with me tonight, would you even consider it? Allow me to have one night with you?”
― Sariah Wilson, A Tribute of Fire

“He let out a short sigh. “Lia, Lia, Lia.” I liked the way his mouth moved as he caressed the syllables of my name.”
― Sariah Wilson, A Tribute of Fire

“But he didn’t say what he wanted in return. “And if you win?” A slow smile spread across his face. He moved closer to me, his face moving down to be a whisper away from mine. His lips were so close, but not quite touching. A feverish longing filled me. “My terms have not changed. You know what I want.”
― Sariah Wilson, A Tribute of Fire

“It is. I could spend hours kissing you and you would demand more.”
― Sariah Wilson, A Tribute of Fire

“as soon as I saw his face, my heart whispered, Oh, there you are. I’ve been waiting for you.”
― Sariah Wilson, A Tribute of Fire

“My breath caught from his nearness, from that warmth he gave off, like he was the sun and I wanted to bask in his rays.”
― Sariah Wilson, A Tribute of Fire

“It is because men have always feared women’s destructive potential. Knowledge gives us power. Your power is a threat. Especially the women in this room.”
― Sariah Wilson, A Tribute of Fire

“strengthens you to train with it on. A warrior who sweats more in training bleeds less in war.”
― Sariah Wilson, A Tribute of Fire

“As if he were both the cure and the disease.”
― Sariah Wilson, A Tribute of Fire

“The last thing I wanted was to deal with an entire flock of these snake-duck hybrids. Like the monsters out of one of Maia’s stories.”
― Sariah Wilson, A Tribute of Fire