Storm & Shield Quotes

“Aysel wiped the moisture from her eyes and nose. She wasn’t going to call them tears.”
― J.D. Evans, Storm & Shield

“Sometimes,” she said, as he pushed one of the kibbeh patties around on the plate with his spoon, “we think we have finally reached the top of the hill we’ve been climbing, and we get comfortable, and we think we are done struggling.” She tapped a nail against the tabletop. “It’s never true.” What special magic did mothers hold that made them able to understand a problem without a word of explanation? “I think I’m failing.” “You always think you are failing.” She smiled and shook her head. “Especially when you are excelling.”
― J.D. Evans, Storm & Shield

“I did not realize crossing an imaginary line in the rock would turn my entire family into dangerous villains.”
― J.D. Evans, Storm & Shield