The Queen of Sorrow Quotes

“I'm allowed to have new dreams.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Queen of Sorrow

“But sorrow was an old friend by now, and she welcomed it in, embraced it, and then moved on to the business of being both freshly married and queen. Whatever mistakes she'd made, Aratay still needed her. Life goes on, and we live with our choices, she thought, and then smiled at herself, wondering when she'd become sanctimonious inside her own head. Maybe for my next feat, I'll become a wise queen. ,/i>”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Queen of Sorrow

“This is a step forward. You don't need to tolerate people who don't respect you. And you don't need to speak with everyone who has a grievance. You aren't Queen Daleina. You Queen Cajara, and you'll do things your way.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Queen of Sorrow

“This is a step forward. You don't need to tolerate people people who don't respect you. And you don't need to speak with everyone who has a grievance. You aren't Queen Daleina. You Queen Cajara, and you'll do things your way.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Queen of Sorrow

“Yes, she hated spirits as much as they hated her. Yes, they filled the world with fear. They forced all of humanity to lead brief, frightened lives, always expecting an arbitrary death at the whim of a spirit. Bridges snapped. Ladders broke. Trees fell. Winds blew hard at the wrong moment. Fires broke out while people slept. And then there were the direct attacks, from spirits who dared.....But they also felt fear. They felt hope and anger and joy. They felt, therefore they were worthy of care. She didn't have to love them. She didn't have to stop being scared of them herself. But she did have to protect them. Serve them, as they served her. Because she had promised them.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Queen of Sorrow

“And for the first time she realized she didn't hate spirits. Not anymore. Everything she'd told Naelin was true: you couldn't hate them. You had to accept them, even love them. They were a part of the world, and alongside their hatred and rage, there was also beauty and the desire for life to thrive.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Queen of Sorrow