Castles in Their Bones Quotes

“I’m here because I want to be. Because you are lightning– terrifying and beautiful and dangerous and bright all at once. And I wouldn’t wish you were anything else.”
― Laura Sebastian, Castles in Their Bones

“Daphne understands, suddenly, exactly what she is - not a girl, not a princess, not a spy or a saboteur. She is poison, brewed and distilled and fermented over sixteen years, crafted by her mother to bring ruination to whomever she touches. Poison is a woman's weapon, after all, and here she is, a weapon of a woman.”
― Laura Sebastian, Castles in Their Bones

“Power is an illusion, and the more of it people think you have, the more determined they will be to tear you down.”
― Laura Sebastian, Castles in Their Bones

“It's always easier to love people who need us than people we need, I think. Being needed makes one powerful. Needing, though, makes one vulnerable.”
― Laura Sebastian, Castles in Their Bones

“Men say poison is woman's weapon. They say it like an insult because they think it cowarldy, but poison is clean, it's covert. It is so much easier to control the effects of a poison than it is the tip of a blade in the heat of combat. It is easy to get away with and, if used correctly, impossible to trace. Poison is a woman's weapon because it is a smart weapon.”
― Laura Sebastian, Castles in Their Bones

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― Laura Sebastian, Castles in Their Bones

“You've trained for this, my doves. You know who to strike. You know where they are vulnerable.”
― Laura Sebastian, Castles in Their Bones