The Blackthorn Key Quotes

“Tom raised his eyebrows. “Master Benedict keeps cannon fuse?” “We use it to light things from far away,” I said. “You know,” Tom said, “things you have to light from far away probably shouldn’t be lit at all.”
― Kevin Sands, The Blackthorn Key

“It is never the tool that decides. It's the hands-and the heart-of the one who wields it.”
― Kevin Sands, The Blackthorn Key

“Do you have a spare bear's crotch in the back?" Tom clutched his cheeks and moaned.”
― Kevin Sands, The Blackthorn Key

“THIS IS MADNESS,” TOM HISSED.
"You said that already,” I whispered.
“And yet, here we are, still doing it. So, if you don’t mind: This is madness.”
― Kevin Sands, The Blackthorn Key

“Estaba solo.
Por primera vez desde que lo encontré, estaba solo.
No podía hablar, no podía respirar. Lo único que hacía era sollozar.
La desesperación me tragó, como si fuera un demonio. Aullaba en mi cabeza, me aplastaba el pecho, me clavaba las garras en el alma. Ven, decía. Aquí reina la paz. Quería irme, quería morir.”
― Kevin Sands, The Blackthorn Key

“Jesus, in Your mercy, please protect fools like us. Amen.”
― Kevin Sands, The Blackthorn Key

“They'll be waiting for you to fail. But don’t doubt yourself, Christopher. The measure of a man has nothing to do with where he comes from.”
― Kevin Sands, The Blackthorn Key

“A shilling. Twelve whole pennies.”
― Kevin Sands, The Blackthorn Key

“I had no idea where it went.
On the other hand, “where” was “elsewhere,” which had to be better than “here.”
― Kevin Sands, The Blackthorn Key