The Accidental Sorcerer Quotes

“So is that what I am to you? Just another hammer?"

"Of course," said Sir Alec. "And so am I. So is everyone with a gift that can be exploited.”
― K.E. Mills, The Accidental Sorcerer

“We can't undo what's happened. The dead are buried and we can't unbury them. All we can do is live the rest of our lives in a way that won't shame their memories. And make sure nothing like this ever happens again.”
― K.E. Mills, The Accidental Sorcerer

“When we are children our parents tell us precisely what we must and must not do, for our understanding is circumscribed and our knowledge of the world incomplete. But when we are grown they nod and say, 'We have taught you well. Go know into the world and remember what you learned at our table.”
― K.E. Mills, The Accidental Sorcerer

“Does the hammer demand of the hand that holds it why the chosen nail should be struck?"

"This hammer does, yes!”
― K.E. Mills, The Accidental Sorcerer

“So it is war. After centuries of peace. War, because one child disliked another. Nursed his hurts and watered them, cosseted them until he grew to manhood and they to hatred. War, for no reason than a warped man's greed for wealth and revenge.”
― K.E. Mills, The Accidental Sorcerer