In the Court of the Yellow King Quotes

“Have you lost all faith?” “Yes,” she whispered. “Good,” he replied. “Then I have one last task for you. I’ve been to that planet of yours, and I think I’d like it best if the only sounds were the wind in the dead trees and the waves crashing upon empty shores.”
― Lucy A. Snyder, In the Court of the Yellow King

“three pale yellow moons floating amid black stars, and a stunted forest along the banks of a black lake that drew the eyes to a castle, huge and decayed, perilously perched on an outcrop of crystal. And although it was far off, a figure clearly stood there on the highest battlement, long black robes flapping in the breeze. It turned towards me, a wrinkled yellow mask with no features.”
― Tim Curran, In the Court of the Yellow King

“Strange is the night where black stars rise,’ “‘And strange moons circle through the skies.”
― Tim Curran, In the Court of the Yellow King

“Whomever or whatever had been in control of the universe before was in control no longer.”
― Tim Curran, In the Court of the Yellow King

“Already, I knew, the ether of this world was beginning to fracture.”
― Tim Curran, In the Court of the Yellow King

“he was occasionally visible in the distorted glass of certain antique mirrors or in pools of October rain.”
― Tim Curran, In the Court of the Yellow King

“Camilla: Its lips move... but it makes no sound. Why doesn’t it make a sound? Cassilda: (Giggling now.) It cannot. Its mouth is filled with flies.”
― Tim Curran, In the Court of the Yellow King

“The city of Carcosa had four singularities. The first was that it appeared overnight. The second was that it was impossible to distinguish whether the city sat upon the waters of the Lake of Hali or on the invisible shore beyond. The third was that when the moon rose, the city’s spires appeared behind rather than in front of it. And the fourth was that as soon as one looked upon the city, one knew its name was Carcosa.”
― Tim Curran, In the Court of the Yellow King