Soul of the Sword Quotes

“All souls have a destiny. Some are simply brighter than others.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“I am a lover of art and beauty, Okame-san,” he said with a shrug. “I have learned that it can be found anywhere, regardless of station or circumstance. True beauty is rare, hidden and often overlooked by others and it can appear at the strangest times. I try to appreciate it when I see it.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“Is this an 'I'm sorry I tried to assassinate you' tea ceremony?”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“My master used to say, sometimes a whisper is all that is required to calm a storm, but when words fail, sometimes you need the thunder.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“As I said before, vengeance is easy. One can never be certain with an emotion as dangerous and unpredictable as love.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“In the best stories, the heroes always give their lives, for honour, duty, sacrifice and the glory of the empire. Anything less and it is not much of a story at all.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“But then, he let out a breath, and it seemed to release all the fear, uncertainty, horror and doubt of the past nightmare. He crushed me to his chest, clinging to me like a lifeline, like I was his sanity and he was afraid I would abandon him.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“It’s not the spirits that call to us,' he murmured. “It is our own failures and regrets we see.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“But I’m going to do it. I just...want you to know that I’m coming, Tatsumi. And that I’ll fight for you, as hard as I can. I’ll free your soul from Hakaimono, one way or another.” My chest felt tight. No one in my seventeen years of existence had cared so much to try to save me. I was nothing; a weapon of the Kage, trained to kill and to obey.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“This is why I don't trust magic," he muttered, leaning back against the tree. "Inanimate objects like swords and scrolls should not WANT to be found. They should not want anything.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“Now you understand. Your tie to this world had nothing to do with the vengeance, or anger, or justice. It is not revenge that keeps you here, but longing. Love." He shook his head. "The most dangerous of human emotions.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“I’m not afraid.” She shifted closer, placing her hands over mine. I looked up and found her face a breath away, golden eyes shining as they met my own. “If it means I’ll see you again, I’ll fight a dozen Hakaimonos.” She blinked, and atop her head, her ears twitched nervously. “There’s only one, right?” My heart pounded, and I drew in a slow breath to calm it. “As far as I know.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“Tatsumi has been taught to resist pain, manipulation, seduction, even mind control and blood magic. But I neglected to warn him about the most dangerous emotion of all.” A bitter smile curled one corner of his mouth. “After everything we put him through, I honestly thought the boy incapable of it. Apparently, I can still be surprised, after all these years.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“For the other clans, the night is to be feared, a thing shut out and kept at bay with light and warmth. But the darkness has always favoured the Kage, and we have learned that traveling through the shadows is far quicker than traveling in the light.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“I didn't think Naganori's Shadow magic would produce flowers and butterflies, unless they were black butterflies that ate your soul, which didn't seem healthy at all.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“-Estás aquí -suspiró Tatsumi, y ante esa mirada abierta y conmovedora, todo lo que yo pudiera decir parecía inadecuado.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“Inclinándose hacia delante, tocó su frente con la mía y cerró los ojos-. Mi vida es tuya ahora-susurró-.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword

“-Estás aquí -suspiro Tatsumi, y ante esa mirada abierta y conmovedora, todo lo que yo pudiera decir parecía inadecuado.”
― Julie Kagawa, Soul of the Sword