Of the Sun and Sea Quotes

“She’d promised herself, not too long ago, that she’d accept every emotion. Even the painful ones. So if Kieron wanted her to feel pain, then feel it she would. She’d feel the agony and fear. She’d feel the grief.

After all, what was grief, if not love?

And she had loved—she did love—so very deeply.”
― Melissa K. Magner, Of the Sun and Sea

“Do not forget what holds you back, Aeric had said.

Fear. It did more than hold her back; it was her puppeteer. It orchestrated her every thought and movement, and like a compliant marionette, she played the part it wanted her to—lashing out when it gave the order, then freezing just as suddenly. On and on she danced for it, a prisoner to the strings she was bound by, finding it easier to submit than fight back.

No more. Strong as her puppeteer was, she was stronger.”
― Melissa K. Magner, Of the Sun and Sea

“Why did fate choose you,' he asked, 'to hold power made by a god?' She wasn’t sure if he was really talking to her—wasn’t sure if he was all there at the moment. 'You are unfit in every way—defined by loss and plagued by fear.'

He beheld her, his gaze a cold fire. She eyed the opened throne room door, but instead of bolting, she returned his stare with all the confidence she could muster.

'Fate didn’t choose me,' she answered. 'I did.”
― Melissa K. Magner, Of the Sun and Sea

“She didn’t know where this path would take her or how she’d fare, but the unknowns didn’t scare her like they used to.

After all, amidst a thousand mysteries, she knew one thing for certain.

Time and time again, this was the path she’d choose.”
― Melissa K. Magner, Of the Sun and Sea

“How many people were in this endless cycle of guilt? Cal blamed herself for Astra, Ismene regretted leaving home, Pierce refused to say the name of the man he’d both loved and deserted. And even Aeric, who Marina had convinced herself was at fault for everything, had never pined for Kieron’s reign more than he’d pined for his approval. How different was he, really, from the rest of the lonely people plagued by guilt—by this cycle? How different was she?”
― Melissa K. Magner, Of the Sun and Sea