Lady Thief Quotes

“Your power, your great gift, is that you never give up. When something fails you make a new plan, and another, and another. You never accept defeat. You never give up.”
― A.C. Gaughen, Lady Thief

“He taught me so much about strength and power. That the man who is truly powerful has the option to forgive, to pardon, to forgo vengeance and violence. It's the weak man that must prove himself such.”
― A.C. Gaughen, Lady Thief

“We were supposed to have time. We'd paid dear, in blood and promises that took my soul with them. It was all supposed to have meant something.”
― A.C. Gaughen, Lady Thief

“He dragged me up. "You're bruised all to hell, your hand is broken, and can you even imagine how much more pain waits for you tonight?" he asked. "Why won't you just learn? Why must you make me keep hurting you?"

"I'm not making you do anything, Gisbourne. Hurt me if you want, but I've felt pain. I know what pain is. And it's less than love, than loyalty, than hope. You can make me cry, or scream, or whatever else. All that will mean is that I feel the pain, that I'm still alive. And as long as I'm living I can promise I'm not afraid of you, Gisbourne. I'm afraid of sitting quiet while people like you and Prince John going by unchecked. That's what I'm afraid of. I'm stronger than your damn pain, and I do not give up.”
― A.C. Gaughen, Lady Thief

“Don't let a few silly truths muddle up a good story.”
― A.C. Gaughen, Lady Thief

“I've heard this is what you do,' he said. 'Stealing to feed people.' His head went to the side. 'It's so ... strange.”
― A.C. Gaughen, Lady Thief

“It didn't seem right to cry while you prayed. It seemed selfish to talk to God in such misery.”
― A.C. Gaughen, Lady Thief

“He went to his coffers, shuffling through until he found something. It were a long, black-sheathed boot knife. He drew it half out and showed me a wicked-looking blade. He pushed it back in the sheath and tossed it to me. I caught it and looked at it; I couldn't even draw it out of the sheath the way my hand were bandaged, so I just stared at him.

"Does that help?" he said.

Silent, I nodded slow.

He nodded once, sharp. "Good."

And then he left.”
― A.C. Gaughen, Lady Thief

“My bones were shaking so hard I thought they'd tear straight out.”
― A.C. Gaughen, Lady Thief