When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears Quotes

“The old ghostie man,” Finn said. “He was holding a book then, wasn’t he? That last time we saw him. I had to be ninety years old, and I still hadn’t finished reading these books.”
Teagan shook her head. “You just loved them so much you were reading them again. I’m sure of it.”
“I’m glad one of us is.” Finn took back the paper and turned it over in his hands. “He said I couldn’t ask you to marry me until I’d finished the quest. He didn’t say a word about canoodling. Do you want to—”
“Yes.”
― Kersten Hamilton, When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears

“Will you allow your daughter to go goblin hunting with me?”
Mr. Wylltson leaned against the back of the chair and studied Finn. “Nothing,” he said finally, “can prepare a man for a question like that.”
― Kersten Hamilton, When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears

“But if I hear that any creatures are being hunted or abused, I will come back and take this off your head.”
“Whoa, Tea,” Abby said. “You’ll take off his head?”
“I’ll help,” Enkidu said happily.
“I didn’t say I’d take off his head. I said I’d take the crown off his head.”
“It was totally in your tone of voice, though,” Abby insisted.”
― Kersten Hamilton, When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears

“He looked at Abby. “Do I get a kiss?”
“From the monkey?” Abby shrugged. “You can ask him.”
“I’d prefer a kiss from an Italian goddess.”
“Yeah? I’ll take you to meet Zia Sophia. If she likes you, then maybe we’ll talk.”
“Talk? Doesn’t a knight-errant deserve a reward?”
“See, that’s what we’re going to talk about. I don’t give any parts of this package”—she motioned the length of her body—“out as rewards. I’m not saying there won’t be any rewarding. I’m just saying it will be mutual if there is.”
“Mu-tu-al.” Jing pressed his hand to his heart. “I swear to give as good as I get.”
― Kersten Hamilton, When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears

“She felt the electric tickle of Finn behind her. He must have come from the hallway. She turned.
Standing on the first step, she was almost eye level with him. He’d carried the irresistible smell of the morning in with him, caught in his hair and clothes.
“Good morning, beautiful,” he said. Teagan leaned closer.
“What are you doing?” Aiden asked.
Sniffing Finn. How weird would that sound? She changed the sniff into a kiss on the cheek, but Finn turned just before her lips met his face. She felt a shock as their lips touched, the wild inside her exploding like fireworks, rocketing through her to Finn. He swayed, and she managed to get her arms around him before his knees gave way.
“Wa,” he gasped. “Could you steer me toward the couch, girl?”
“Oh, my god,” Abby said from behind her. “The couch? Are you going to let them do that in your living room, Mr. Wylltson?”
“Do what?” Finn flushed red. “Oh. I just meant . . . I need to sit down. The girl’s that good a kisser.”
Thomas and Mr. Wylltson were staring. Aiden’s mouth was hanging open.
“What are you doing, Tea?” Abby asked. “You totally lunged at him.”
“I did not lunge.” I was just sniffing him. That would sound worse than lunging. “I just . . . caught him.”
“Then why don’t you let him go?”
Because he wasn’t steady on his feet yet. Finn’s electronics had gone haywire.
“Well played.” Thomas winked at Finn and grinned at Teagan. “And well caught.”
Finn groped for the banister. “I’m telling you I never meant to kiss her. Not in front of her da, that is—”
“Unhand the young man, Teagan, and step away,” Mr. Wylltson said. “You are befuddling him.”
“By that”—Finn found the banister and Teagan let go and backed up a stair—“I did not mean that I intended to carry on behind your back. This whole thing isn’t what it looks like”—his eyes lifted to Teagan. “Is it?”
― Kersten Hamilton, When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears

“You’re back.”
“Girl”—he reached up and tucked her hair behind her ear—“you’re that good a kisser.”
― Kersten Hamilton, When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears

“What’s your other prayer?”
“Help!” Finn said.
“Just ‘Help’?”
“That’s it. Your voice lacked the proper note of desperation, though. I suppose it’s hard to achieve when you’re not in the midst of it.”
― Kersten Hamilton, When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears

“You can turn around now,” Mamieo said primly. When they did, she was holding a delicate dagger in her hand.
“And where’d you get that?” Finn asked.
“I had it about me,” Mamieo said primly. “I don’t go about unarmed, boyo.”
“It took you three full minutes to find the thing,” Finn pointed out.
“Was it lost?” Aiden asked.
Mamieo flushed. “It was not.”
― Kersten Hamilton, When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears

“There’s nothing in heaven or earth that could make me let go of her, not so long as she wants me to hold on.”
― Kersten Hamilton, When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears

“And it would be nice if kissing Finn did not always turn out to be a spectator sport. Especially if it knocked him off his feet.”
― Kersten Hamilton, When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears

“Did anyone ever tell you that you’re unbearably beautiful when you get released from policy custody, girl?” he asked.
“I can’t say that they have. And I apparently wasn’t in custody. Just too ignorant to leave on my own.”
― Kersten Hamilton, When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears

“You mentioned that the McGillahees would fight if provoked. I intend to provoke the bloody hell out of you right here and now.”
― Kersten Hamilton, When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears