Dragonsbane Quotes

“If there is any love in the real world at all, then it's because it was fought for, worked for. Love is a hard-won, and often bittersweet, reward. But in spite of all of this, love remains a powerful salve for the weariness of our world. Someone once said that death doesn't stop love — it only interrupts it. And I think that about sums it up.”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“It's when you want something so badly, but it's always just out of reach. Then somebody else comes along, someone who knows nothing of your struggles. They don't understand the heartache you've had to endure. They simply walk up, and they take it — they take the thing you wanted so badly straight out of your grasp. And you can't even be angry because deep in your heart, you know they're better suited for it. That's what it feels like to be jealous.”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“My flesh will heal. These wounds will close and pass away. But there are marks on my heart that will never heal. Those are the only wounds worth my tears, giant. They are the reason I weep.”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“Words do no good unless you’re ready to hear them.”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“The greatest power I have is that which I give myself … and in the quiet of the darkness, I see only what must be done.”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“He remembered the days when he’d been able to do extraordinary things simply by imagining them. Now it no longer seemed possible. The”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“Maybe there are some points men aren't supposed to reach, some sights we aren't meant to see. It's good to know the earth still has her secrets.”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“Words are powerful and dangerous things — uttered in an instant, yet lasting for an age. They touch the heart, change the mind, and feed the spirit. With nothing else can the truth be bent. The man who understands this may hold the whole realm captive upon his tongue.”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“I hope death isn’t nearly as dark as life!”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“Words are powerful and dangerous things - uttered in an instant, yet lasting for an age. They touch the heart, change the mind, and feed the spirit. With nothing else can the truth be bent. The man who understands this may hold the whole realm captive upon his tongue.”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“Stories take on a life of their own, don't they? They're creatures carried gently by word and voice, but never quite bound. Long after the last line falls hushed, I can still hear the clang of swords and the cries of my heroes - proof that they travel even beyond the tongue. Yes, stories speak to us like none among the living can.”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“It’s remarkable how our lives change with the seasons, isn’t it? Every winter we survive wilts us a little more. A man’s first spring is considerably greener than his last.”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane