Rowan and the Zebak Quotes

“As fear approaches in the night,
Flee from the field and hide from sight.
The power stirs, the anger wakes,
The rage upon the darkness breaks,
A fearful lesson, learned full well,
A tale that they alone can tell.”
― Emily Rodda, Rowan and the Zebak

“When evil strikes and fury wakes,
Then love will face the choice it makes.
Death will free the loyal friend.
As it began, so shall it end.
Bound to the beast, you play your part--
The comfort of the aching heart.”
― Emily Rodda, Rowan and the Zebak

“The one who first heard Zebak bells
Must see the truth the mirror tells.
The hand must bleed to reach the end,
One finger stands the others bend.
With chains and sorrow you must pay
For other hands to guide your way.”
― Emily Rodda, Rowan and the Zebak

“But I do not think we can wait for painting. This place is dangerous for us. Perlain is already impatient with us. I can see it by the way he lashes his tail.”
― Emily Rodda, Rowan and the Zebak

“So, very soon our captives will meet their small countrywoman again. How grateful they must be to have a pleasant ride, with us to guide their way. Perhaps they feel that chains and sorrow are not too high a price to pay. What say you, Zanel?”
― Emily Rodda, Rowan and the Zebak

“At dawn the enemy attacks,
As hunger howls, the mirror cracks.
Then, pressed against that shining wall,
Like worms among the bones you'll crawl.
It's useless now to fight or plead--
Squirm softly, while the creatures feed.”
― Emily Rodda, Rowan and the Zebak

“The light that gleams at their back door
Will guide you from the lonely shore,
But dangers seek you as you go,
One from above, one from below.
One hides by night, one hides by day,
And hard and stony is your way.”
― Emily Rodda, Rowan and the Zebak

“We are a fine party of heroes. Half drowned, half frozen, half dead with tiredness and sick to our stomachs through drinking half the ocean. Not to mention that all our supplies are feeding the fish.”
― Emily Rodda, Rowan and the Zebak

“Five strange fingers from fate's hand,
Each plays its part at fate's command.
The fiery blaze the answer keeps.
And till its time each secret sleeps.
When pain is truth and truth is pain,
The painted shadows live again.
Five leave, but five do not return.
Vain hope and pride in terror burn.”
― Emily Rodda, Rowan and the Zebak

“It is like walking in a crowd. A foolish crowd of oddities in a corridor under an enemy city, without an idea of where they are going.”
― Emily Rodda, Rowan and the Zebak

“Bad child, wicked child, push you in the bin,
Out with the rubbish on your chin, chin, chin,
Up pops and ishkin, then it pulls you in,
Makes you cry and sucks you dry and throws away your skin.”
― Emily Rodda, Rowan and the Zebak