Queen of Wands Quotes

“You learn to focus on the living,” he explained, still embracing her. “People will always die. It is simply a fact. Sometimes it feels like the grief will kill you, but it doesn’t. You continue living, even if you feel you no longer deserve life. Those pieces of your soul will remain missing, but eventually, you will not notice them as much.”
― Sara C. Roethle, Queen of Wands

“You are the most loving creature I have ever known,” he muttered. “You may feel you have nothing to offer, but you love everyone as fiercely as most only love a single person. If anything, you have too much to offer.”
― Sara C. Roethle, Queen of Wands

“Someone had to make you,” she explained. “And everyone else seems to be terrified of hurting your feelings. I wouldn’t be your friend if I wasn’t honest with you.”
― Sara C. Roethle, Queen of Wands

“Having that much whiskey is never a choice. At a certain point, the whiskey gods just take over and have their way with you, whether you like it or not.”
― Sara C. Roethle, Queen of Wands

“Kai took a steadying breath, chasing away the last of his dizziness before standing. At least he now understood why he’d fainted in the Garenoch market. The Cavari, immortal ghosts that they were, were using his tie to Finn to track them. How Finn’s mother was protecting her, he did not know, but as soon as they were safe he’d implore Finn to figure it out.”
― Sara C. Roethle, Queen of Wands

“Iseult fought against his rage as the warriors circling them began to close in, clearly Reivers judging by their primitive leather garb and long beards . . . but what were they doing this far south? Reivers were the bandits of the Northern Lands. Most Southerners would normally never even encounter them, except perhaps at sea.”
― Sara C. Roethle, Queen of Wands

“Anna’s fingers ached, tired from gripping her daggers. Her weapons seemed a feeble force against the Aos Sí. Inhumanely graceful, they’d likely skewer her before she could blink. The Reivers were strewn in bloody piles before them, making Anna grateful for the darkness. It had been a while since she’d seen so many bodies freshly killed. The Reivers had fought their best, but had not taken down one of the Aos Sí. Not a single one. Gazing at the approaching warriors, shimmering softly with magic only seen by her, she gulped.”
― Sara C. Roethle, Queen of Wands

“I don’t know if I can do that,” she breathed. “It’s difficult to ignore emotions when you feel like you have far too many of them. They just tend to leak out no matter what I do.”
― Sara C. Roethle, Queen of Wands