The Defiant Quotes

“But I suspect real bravery is knowing fear intimately–I mean feeling it in the very center of your bones–and then going ahead and fighting anyway”
― Lesley Livingston, The Defiant

“You don't own people. Not their hearts, anyway. And if you lose them, then you weren’t strong enough or worthy enough to keep them.”
― Lesley Livingston, The Defiant

“I suspect real bravery is knowing fear intimately--I mean feeling it in the very center of your bones--and fighting anyway.”
― Lesley Livingston, The Defiant

“Aeddan was nothing like this brother.
And, for some reason, that suddenly made it harder to keep on hating him for Mael's death. An accident? No, it hadn't exactly been that. The two of them had fought with every heated intention of ending the other. I knew the feeling-the red rage that descends in the middle of a fight, the blind driving need to kill, to win, at whatever cost. For Aeddan, the cost had been his own blood.”
― Lesley Livingston, The Defiant

“That's the irony of it." He laughed bitterly. "I can't . I've lost everything, and now, all I can do is make sure I don't lose you. The one thing I could never have had in the first place. You can curse me, spit on me, ignore my warnings, and pretend I don't even exist, but I will not leave you. I will do whatever I have to, to keep you safe. Because your safety, your life...your...you-the sum of all my nothings-is the only thing I have left. I stared at him, speechless and stunned.”
― Lesley Livingston, The Defiant

“I would sacrifice any chance I ever had at happiness with you if I thought that, in doing so, I would be making your life better or happier. And I’d do it with a smile on my face and a song in my breaking heart. But I will not lie to you. Ever. And telling you I don’t love you is the most flagrant lie that could ever pass my lips.”
― Lesley Livingston, The Defiant

“While the weapon does one thing at a time, the wielder does many.”
― Lesley Livingston, The Defiant

“We hebben er allemaal schoon genoeg van! Ik heb er schoon genoeg van om mezelf elke avond voor te houden dat ik van hoge komaf ben, en mijn speer vervolgens elke ochtend alleen maar op de vissen in de lagune te kunnen werpen. De vissen hebben er ook schoon genoeg van! - Kallista”
― Lesley Livingston, The Defiant

“Ze ziet me niet eens staan,' klaagde hij al kauwend.
'Misschien moet je eens iets zwaars naar haar hoofd gooien,' opperde ik. 'Dan kijkt ze meestal wel.'
Quint dacht er even over na. Toen gooide hij de rest van het brood op zijn bord, stond op en pakte zijn stevige aardewerken kroes halfvol bier. 'Het is het proberen waard,' mompelde hij.”
― Lesley Livingston, The Defiant