Age of Deception Quotes

“She yearned for Graydon's presence. Pushing him off a cliff would have gone a long way to improving her mood right about now.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“Hate and prejudice flourished in ignorance. It was easier to believe a stereotype when you never had anyone to compare to your misconceptions. It was harder when you had a living, breathing person challenging them.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“I've always admired your ability to create enemies without even trying," Raider said. "It’s good to see that hasn't changed in the intervening years.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“The one thing you learn if you survive long enough is what to give head space to and what to ignore.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“Kira thrust with her palm, hitting the woman's chest and catching her off guard. A grunt left her as she swayed, tripping and falling to the ground at Graydon's feet. He regarded the woman with an amused twist to his lips before his gaze rose to find Kira's. "I didn't know we were at the gift-giving stage of our courtship. I confess I didn't get you anything.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“Jin crowed. "The Kira special. A remark guaranteed to send the recipient to Angerville, by way of Fury Road. I like your style, Kira Forrest. It gets me right in my tingly bits.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“didn't matter what skills or talents you had been born with if you didn't make the most of them, surpassing the limits others placed on you.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“I'm not so prideful as to deny myself an opportunity, no matter how it came to me.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“You didn't win battles by being nice or polite. You won them by doing what was necessary, despite the personal cost.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“They never bothered to warn me that those who stood next to the Phoenix tend to get burned in the same fire.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“One step at a time. Like everything else in life. Focus on the next thing. Only then could you look up.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“Listening to the nonsense of others or comparing yourself to them will only serve to hold you back. Develop the talents you have until you know every facet of them.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“You know I’m not the child you lost, right?” Kira finally said. Rather than take offense, Odelia smiled and dipped her chin. “I do, and so do the others. That’s not what this is about. Not entirely.” Kira folded her arms and leaned against the doorframe. “Then what?” Odelia was quiet for several seconds as she considered. Her expression was serene and kind when she said, “You’re not our child, but if you were, we’d hope someone would do the same for them.” Kira had nothing to say to that.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“Battle had a way of bonding you, of showing you the darkest and best parts of a person. It could lead to feeling incredibly close to the person who fought at your side in a very short amount of time. It stripped the walls that most people kept between them and others, reducing them to their most basic selves.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“The strong know you have to make your own justice.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“Until recently, Kira had thought she was the product of experiments to create a super-soldier. Someone whose DNA had been tinkered with before birth to create a killing weapon, meant to be aimed at the enemy and fired. Turned out she was wrong. Instead, she was apparently a member of an alien race called the Tuann. Technologically advanced with social customs more suited to the feudal societies of old Earth, they had odd notions of how long-lost members of their race should be treated. Few of their people strayed from the accepted molds, which made Kira something of an anomaly.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“Kira, try not to do anything foolish," Graydon warned. "It's like he doesn't even know you," Jin quipped. Irritation chased across Graydon's face. It looked like Jin's remark hadn't gone unnoticed. "And keep him out of the way.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“Are you implying I'm broken?" Kira asked. Graydon chuckled. "Never. You're invested in protecting yourself and others. There's no shame in that." That seemed like a nice way of saying something inside of Kira was broken.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“You didn't think I'd let you do this by yourself? Did you?" Jin lowered onto the bed. "I'm angry at you, but I don't hate you." "How kind," Kira said through clenched teeth. "I'm evolved. I know. It's good you recognize that.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“Has the Little Storm found his calm at last?" "Would you object if I had?" That canny old gaze was assessing. The corners of Harlow's lips tilted up. The only expression on the otherwise somber face. That's what Graydon thought.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“Adapting was one of the first tenets of warfare. She'd gotten good at that. The Tuann were about to learn how good.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“What the Tuann didn't understand was that humanity was at a constant disadvantage. They were the underdog of the galactic stage. It meant they sometimes had to get creative.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“This was the man responsible for everything. Whatever fucked up reason he'd used to convince himself of his righteousness, Kira didn't care. He was going to die today.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“The tala dogs were massive, their shoulders reaching Kira's chest. Armored plates protected their vital spots and tusks curled out from their mouth as furry ears pricked and rotated as they communicated with each other.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“You didn't win battles by being nice or polite. You won them by doing what was necessary, despite the personal cost. She could have let it go, be the nice person who never hurt anyone’s feelings. That wasn't her.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“Jin, taking advantage of her distraction, launched a rock at her shoulder.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“I look forward to experiencing the form your gratitude takes for saving your ass," Graydon told her, his pleasant expression not touching the darkness in his eyes.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception

“The difference in power between them was too stark. Trying to hold onto Graydon would be like grasping a balloon while standing outside in a category five hurricane—an exercise in futility that would only end in disappointment and heartbreak.”
― T.A. White, Age of Deception