A Treachery of Swans Quotes

“She had a warmth, a light, that drew me into her orbit—I was a moth and she a flame, I the tides and she the moon. Whatever we were, she was always, always the light, and I the thing skulking in the dark.”
― A.B. Poranek, A Treachery of Swans

“I can long for her and still hate her. After all, does a moth not hate a flame when it learns that the very thing that attracts it is the thing that will see it burn?”
― A.B. Poranek, A Treachery of Swans

“For the younger me, who felt like she needed to clip her wings. I’m glad you didn’t do it, love—look how far we flew.”
― A.B. Poranek, A Treachery of Swans

“Let me tell you, there is nothing more terrifying than being attacked by the scorned equivalent of a glorified goose.”
― A.B. Poranek, A Treachery of Swans

“A snake holds some affection for its prey, I believe, as it sinks its fangs in slowly and waits for the venom to spread." He stares down at the steaming cup. "That doesn't make it any less vile.”
― A. B. Poranek, La trahison des cygnes (Fantasy)

“With its magic he grew new roses of metal”
― A.B. Poranek, A Treachery of Swans

“You know”
― A.B. Poranek, A Treachery of Swans

“As if it was the responsibility of the common people to shoulder the burdens of their rulers.”
― A.B. Poranek, A Treachery of Swans

“And I realize I don’t remember the last time I hugged my brother. Not since we were very young”
― A.B. Poranek, A Treachery of Swans

“But they’re wrong. I’m not the delicate white-feathered bird they believe me to be. I’m the darkness of cold gutters and merciless nights, the bruised shadows beneath a thief’s desperate eyes. I’m nothing but a lie, a twisted reflection, a black swan.
And my teeth are just as sharp as theirs.”
― A.B. Poranek, A Treachery of Swans

“She may act like she’s a forlorn deity, but even goddesses have desires. And I intend to exploit this one.”
― A.B. Poranek, A Treachery of Swans