Minstrel's Call Quotes

“My tutors all said that the greatest of the wizards died many years ago and that their like would never be again seen in our lands.”
“Historians can be a pessimistic lot. I have never met one that did not believe that the world’s best years had already passed.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“A sleep-deprived wizard is a truly dangerous thing.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“Who dares disturb a sleeping dragon?”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“The cartographers will not be pleased.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“Even in the midst of darkness, there is always a shard of light if we will but search for it hard enough and believe in it strongly enough.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“This is nice,” Dylanna commented.
“Almost like old times,” Kamarie said.
“Almost,” Oraeyn chuckled, “except we’re not outside in that rain. We’re not hungry, wet, cold, or lost, and there are no enemies chasing us. Except for that, it’s exactly like old times!”
Kamarie chuckled. “You left out being terrified out of our minds.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“Eat me if thou must, good dragon, but please take me to where it is dry first!”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“Brant growled deep in his throat. “I liked it better when it was just a worthless hunk of rock. Now it’s a worthless hunk of rock, and it’s mocking me.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“It’s just like Kiernan Kane to send an urgent message hidden in an indecipherable mess of prophetic rhyme. By the time we’ve figured out what the thing means, we’ll be in the middle of danger only to realize that every assumption we made was completely wrong.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“We are warriors,” Devrin replied. “Our people are strong, accustomed to hardship, and will weather any storm. We may bend, but we do not break. We laugh into the gale and challenge it to do its worst. I believe with every fiber of my being that Llycaelon will survive even if the whole rest of the world falls.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“I don’t understand,” Oraeyn whispered hoarsely.
“It is not for us to understand,” Ina replied, her face clearing as she listened to Kaitryn. “It is for us to travel to the very edge of the light we are given.”
“And then?” Oraeyn asked.
A radiant smile beamed across Kaitryn’s face. “And then we jump with swords drawn, a battlecry on our lips, and we beat back the darkness.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“Brant.”
Brant looked up and found himself facing Kiernan Kane. He frowned. “I thought I was asleep.”
“You are.”
“Then this is a dream?”
“It is a dream, yet it is not a dream.”
Brant ground his teeth. “You annoy me even in my sleep, Minstrel.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“We are your friends,” Arnaud’s voice was low and strong. “You do not stand alone.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“Yole was annoyed that nobody had come to get him when the simple evening’s entertainment had turned into a clandestine council in a secret chamber and sulked a bit at not being included in mysterious meetings with strange minstrels.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“Do you think you could have touched the Fang Blade if you were not worthy?” The Minstrel’s voice rang out with authority. “Do you think Yorien’s Hand would have accepted you, had you not been worthy? Would Ardura Palace have returned to life for you? Would men have followed you into battle, would your friends have trusted you, would the dragons respect you if you were truly not worthy? You have lost a battle, Wanderer! Stop behaving as though you had lost the war.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“I think, perhaps, that I begin to understand how much I do not know.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“The prophecy seemed to indicate that we should stay together in order to succeed.”
“The prophecy has many meanings,” Kiernan said, “and none of them are clear.”
“Then why have a prophecy at all?” Brant demanded, a hint of his old irritation breaking into his voice.
“Has it really changed anything?” Kiernan asked.
“It has changed everything!”
“Interesting.” Kiernan looked thoughtful.“You really think so?”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“Laugh at yourself, high and mighty king, laugh at yourself or despair!”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“You’re not so different from Kiernan anyway. You both have lived long enough to lose friends—too long, maybe. Perhaps that’s why the Minstrel wears a mask and keeps people at arm’s length: he too knows the pain of loving too much.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“When all seems lost, look for Kiernan Kane.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call

“Each and every one of these brave souls standing with him would rather die fighting for virtue and beauty than surrender to a life without either.”
― Jenelle Leanne Schmidt, Minstrel's Call