The Court of Miracles Quotes

“Do not cry for me, I am already dead."
"No, not dead, the dead at least are free.”
― Kester Grant, The Court of Miracles

“He is the hunting song calling through the night.
The broken boy beneath the lash.
It ends where it begins.
It begins with him.”
― Kester Grant, The Court of Miracles

“This is how it started;
with a sister weeping in her bed;
a child so terrified she sold herself to a thief;
a girl so lovely, the world went to war to possess her”
― Kester Grant, The Court of Miracles

“Our mother the City is not a merciful mother,' she says as she gathers my hair in one hand. 'To be a girl in this city is to be weak. It is to call evil things down upon you. And the City is not kind to weak things. She sends Death the Endless to winnow the frail from the strong. You know this.”
― Kester Grant, The Court of Miracles

“They call me the black cat," I offer in response.
"Oh, that is good," says the dark one. "I want an animal name --- can I have an animal name too? What about the drunken ferret? And you, St. Juste. You can be . . . the oppressive eagle of judgment.”
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― Kester Grant, The Court of Miracles

“How Can a Man be So Handsome and Annoying at The Same Time”
― Kester Grant, The Court of Miracles

“Don't tempt me --- it'd be a whole lot easier to et out of here if I weren't dragging a useless Frenchman with me."
"No," he insists. "you wouldn't shoot me because you don't have a gun."
"Of course I do. I stole your pistol ten minutes ago."
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― Kester Grant, The Court of Miracles

“Because no matter what everyone says, I'm definitely not the slightest bit attracted to St. Juste. Or so I constantly remind myself
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― Kester Grant, The Court of Miracles

“I turn in horror to the prince, who is staring, dazed, at the stage. Panic races through me, along with the realization that somehow, I don't dislike him as much as I thought, since I definitely don't want him to die”
― Kester Grant, The Court of Miracles