Dreaming the Serpent Spear Quotes

“No, but you can set the seeds for what can grow when the night lifts and the sunrise brings hope. The gods know nothing of time. They will be here, when those who need them come again, but to reach them again, the children must know what they have been, and what they can be. That is the task for now: to make sure the seed lies ready for the daylight.”
― Manda Scott, Boudica: Dreaming The Serpent Spear

“They will always allow it. It’s only men who need ownership. The gods allow more freedom.”
― Manda Scott, Boudica: Dreaming The Serpent Spear

“Someone told me once that men are doomed to learn through pain until they can find a way to learn through joy.”
― Manda Scott, Boudica: Dreaming The Serpent Spear

“To heal at all, you need first to understand what is lost and why. I know of no fast way that might be done.”
― Manda Scott, Boudica: Dreaming The Serpent Spear

“Remember that this world is an illusion as much as the others. We who have sight see what we choose to see and so make it real.”
― Manda Scott, Boudica: Dreaming The Serpent Spear

“The gods never ask for the promise of success, only that we try.”
― Manda Scott, Boudica: Dreaming The Serpent Spear