The Lost Tide Warriors Quotes

“It was like his mother always said: Rose-coloured glasses disguise red flags – and Bartley was draped in them.”
― Catherine Doyle, The Lost Tide Warriors

“Above the thunder clash of an angry sky, the Tide Summoner rang out.”
― Catherine Doyle, The Lost Tide Warriors

“If you were with me,' said Fionn, with a burst of wet anger. 'If you stayed with me!'
'But I'll always be with you, Fionn, no matter where I am. Don't you believe that?'
Fionn eyed the candle. He hated the flame for its greediness, hated the wax for its paltriness. He curled his arms around his stomach. 'I'm not ready,' said Fionn. 'I don't want to say goodbye yet.'
'Then we'll say "see you later",' his grandfather said, shedding his melancholy as easily as a raincoat. 'We mustn't be sad.'
It was like telling the sun not to shine or night not to fall. It was Fionn's condition - a pendulum that swung ceaselessly, from fear to pain, and pain to fear. 'All I am is sad.”
― Catherine Doyle, The Lost Tide Warriors

“Fionn sat down and pressed his fists against his eyes.
'But why can't we just be angry? Doesn't that feel much more satisfying?'
'Because gratitude for what we have been gifted is the antidote to the grief we feel when we must give it back.'
His grandfather unfurled the burner flame from underneath the workbench and turned it on. 'Don't you think that would make an excellent fridge magnet?”
― Catherine Doyle, The Lost Tide Warriors