The Caller Quotes

“Don't punish me for what you see as your own failings. I want to be with you more than anything in the world. I've dreamed of this since that day you spoke of, the day you called me 'my heart' and surprised me with a kiss. Never mind the handfasting, if you don't want that. But please don't push me away. I know you love me. I love you with all my heart. Please give this time.”
― Juliet Marillier, The Caller

“What has it all been for,” I said, “if not for this? There was the grand purpose, yes. To dethrone the tyrant; to restore Alban. But also to let people like us live our lives in peace. To let us raise children without fearing for them every moment of every day. To let us work and love and do the ordinary things. To set us free.”
― Juliet Marillier, The Caller

“Hail to you, Hag of the Isles, and to the flowing, changing power of water! Hail to you, Lord of the North, and to the deep, enduring power of earth! Hail to you, White Lady, and to the quickening power of light! Hail to you, Master of Shadows, and to the purifying power of fire! I seek your wisdom and guidance. May the powers of Alban work through me today. May I make choices for good, not ill. May this be a day of freedom, not of loss.”
― Juliet Marillier, The Caller

“But don’t you think if we have faith and hope, and if we take steps to mend what’s been broken, we can change that? Maybe we can bring the magic back.”
― Juliet Marillier, The Caller

“But there was no defeating evil unless people had hope. There was no going forward unless folk held on to their belief that the future could be bright, that a lamp of goodness could still shine in this realm of darkness and despair. And, although it would be far easier to curl up and hide, as many of the Good Folk had done, there would never be change unless people were prepared to take risks, to step forward and fight for a better world.”
― Juliet Marillier, The Caller

“Don’t punish me for what you see as your own failings.”
― Juliet Marillier, The Caller

“Not all of us manage to find that spark. Not all of us keep it alive.”
― Juliet Marillier, The Caller

“We don't say cannot here at Shadowfell,' Tali put in firmly, silencing him. 'And we don't say impossible.”
― Juliet Marillier, The Caller