Goldenhand Quotes

“It is always important to look beyond a pleasant visage.”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“Might have been and could have done, neither worth thinking on.”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“Are you . . . are you the athask? The great one?” “Maybe,” said Mogget. “I can’t remember.” “Mogget,”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“She fought back the tears in her eyes, because though she no longer felt she was one of the Clayr, she still felt she was a librarian and always would be, no matter what else she had become as well.”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“Oh, fierce librarians, then? Tell you to shush and that sort of thing?”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“You are a fierce Librarian, aren’t you?”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“your librarians go into battle?” “When they must,” said Lirael. “The Library is very old, and deep, and contains many things that have been put away for good reason. Creatures, dangerous knowledge, artifacts made not wisely, but too well . . . books that should not be opened without proper preparation, some books that should never be opened at all.” “Creatures?”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“It’s a long way back. she said softly.
Nick shrugged and held her hand tighter. Not so far as we’ve come already.”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“You are chlorr.......
I am the part of her that would not become what she became when I found free magic again and had to make my choice”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“I would if I could …I think… but I can’t …she. ..I… have made sure of that”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“Ever ything?”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“she still felt she was a librarian and always would be, no matter what else she had become as well. “We”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“Er, your librarians go into battle?” “When they must,” said Lirael. “The Library is very old, and deep, and contains many things that have been put away for good reason. Creatures, dangerous knowledge, artifacts made not wisely, but too well . . . books that should not be opened without proper preparation, some books that should never be opened at all.” “Creatures?”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“This is what it is, to be an Abhorsen.”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“She was no longer a shy Second Assistant Librarian. She was the Abhorsen-in-Waiting.”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“Thank you,” said Lirael. “I am glad you didn’t leave us out in the cold, despite rule thirty-four.” “Rule thirty-six,” corrected Mirelle, straight-faced as ever.”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“What’s too late?” asked Mogget. “Hold”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“But the Dog was gone forever. Lirael”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“A young woman who until the very end chose neither wisely or well”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“We are one ……
I am what she was, she is what I became”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“My name is Clariel,' she said very clearly. 'Abhorsen, please help me die the final death. We must hurry, before she comes.”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand

“Might have been and could have done, neither worth thinking on,' said Huire, repeating one of their mother's favourite sayings.”
― Garth Nix, Goldenhand