The Pirate Queen Quotes

“He has already ordered the crew to show her no mercy. They’d scowled at him. Gráinne is their favorite. She is everyone’s favorite. Her greatest gift is making people like her. Eóin is certain the damn wee banshee is gathering an army loyal only to herself.”
― Ariel Lawhon, The Pirate Queen

“He watches his daughter chase the waves and knows that, somehow, he has been bested by this miniature girl child. Sailing to the moon would be easier than denying her any longer. And he would, just to get away from her incessant pleas. “Take me with you, Da!” has been her daily refrain.”
― Ariel Lawhon, The Pirate Queen

“But she is learning to let others think of her what they will. She is learning to keep secrets. And in the dark soil of her silence, she is gathering bits of knowledge like seed, planting them deep.”
― Ariel Lawhon, The Pirate Queen

“I want a boat of my own. And a life bigger than any tower house can hold.”
― Ariel Lawhon, The Pirate Queen

“Though I would think a woman your age would be tired of fighting.”
“Then you know nothing about women. The older we get, the easier fighting becomes.”
― Ariel Lawhon, The Pirate Queen

“Do women lie?”
“Tá.”
“When?”
“Usually when our lives depend on it.”
― Ariel Lawhon, The Pirate Queen

“Grace tries to laugh, but it sounds forced, even to her ears. “Well, I amn’t dead yet, am I? Perhaps there’s time.”
― Ariel Lawhon, The Pirate Queen

“Give her a life beyond the Pale. Woods and waters and endless skies.”
― Ariel Lawhon, The Pirate Queen