The Endless War Quotes

“Some women desire a man who will burn the world to be with her. Some desire a man who will save the world at the cost of her. Which sort of man he is may be beyond your control, but you can choose which woman you wish to be.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“There are moments in life where one stands at a crossroads, and each path leads to a future so wildly different from the other that it seems impossible they stemmed from the same place. Most of the time, the ripples of those choices touch only a few. But sometimes a choice is made, and the ripples are not ripples at all but rather tsunamis that tear across the world, altering everything in their path.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“I’m not really the ideal messenger for this information, but when a man and a woman—” “I know how babies are made, Keris!” He shrugged. “Just checking. There was the possibility that all your training was dedicated to learning how to poke holes into a man and not learning what happens when a man pokes you in—” “If you say it, I’ll stab you in the face.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“I love you, Zarrah. You say that I don’t know what love is, and maybe that’s true. Maybe there is some part of me missing or brokenthat ensures I don’t feel things like a better man would, but I know the way I feel about you consumes me. That it gives me breath even as it steals the air from my lungs. Makes my heart beat even as it cuts it from my chest. What word I give it matters little. What matters is that even after my bones are dust and my name lost to history and history lost to time, I will feel this way for you.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“life was not possible for him without her. He’d come back to her, knowing that they’d again be pulled apart, that he’d again face this grief. Over and over he’d do it, for as long as they both lived, because even stolen moments in her presence were worth a lifetime of pain.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“For everyone fighting to change their stars…”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“I didn’t know you were squeamish,” she said, and he noticed a slight tremor in her voice. “I’m not.” He fought the urge to pull away from her. “But I’m spectacularly vain.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“Family,” Aren answered, and Keris glanced sideways at the other man. Though it was technically true, it still surprised him that Aren would refer to him as such.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“Congratulations on your pregnancy. I’ve lost count of my nieces and nephews, but this one will be special.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“Kings don’t have friends.” Keris walked backward to the door. “But if we did, you’d be one of mine.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“I’m not a good man, Keris. And if you insult Lara again, you’ll find out just how bad I can be.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“You should have brought an army. You should have started a war. You should have set the world on fire.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“I choose you. I want to live every moment with you that I can, no matter that I know circumstance will wrench us apart, because I know we’ll fight our way back to each other’s arms again.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“For me, to be happy is a weakness, because it’s something that can be taken away. I know that because it’s happened to me before. But if I never allow myself to feel happy, then I have nothing to lose. No way for my enemies to strike at my heart. Better to suffer, better for people to remember my failings, because I can handle those blows. I don’t know if I can handle people attacking my happiness, because I’m already terrified that I don’t deserve it.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“For my part, it is the absence from you that cuts deepest, the wound growing crueler with every hour, day, week that I cannot see your face or hear your voice. The hope that our separation will end, even briefly, allows me to endure the pain, but if I were to lose that hope, I think the wound would fester until it consumed me entirely.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“Maybe there is some part of me missing or broken that ensures I don't feel things like a better man would, but I know the way I feel about you consumes me. That it gives me breath even as it steals the air from my lungs. Makes my heart beat even as it cuts it from my chest. What word I give it matters little. What matters is that even after my bones are dust and my name lost to history and history lost to time, I will feel this way for you.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“Killing should be hard." He stared at the ocean before them, the water only a few hues darker than the sky. "But it only gets easier, doesn't it? Each life you take counting less and less until one day you find that they don't count for anything at all. At which point you realize that it wasn't just you doing the taking. That each death has stolen a piece of your humanity, and what remains is barely human at all.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“The women of Maridrina are the bastion that protects the heart of the kingdom,”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“Choosing to do the unthinkable to survive is still a choice, and one they made with clear eyes. Only they can say whether the consequences of what they did are worth the life they still possess.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“Let my brother go.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“Child should meet her father,” Keris said between his teeth, swaying sideways as the ship tilted, the sails catching the wind. “If only to better appreciate that her brilliance came from her mother’s side.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“There is no one but you. How could there be when you hold my heart?”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“Peace is a dance,” Zarrah said. “It only works when both nations dance to the same music, and without Keris, Maridrina will keep dancing to the drums of war. He needs to live!”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“That you have a big cock.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“That’s not good enough. I’m not leaving you to fight this battle by yourself.” Keris’s chest tightened with emotion he couldn’t quite put words to that the man he’d once thrown to the wolves was willing to risk so much for him.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“Lara’s pregnant. There’s going to be another Kertell for you to watch over, you old bastard.” Jor gaped at them, then flung his arms around the pair of them, pounding Aren on the back. “Let’s hope the little bugger inherits their mother’s brains, because I won’t survive another idiot like you!”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“Around a mouthful of cookie, Sara answered, “To get in your bed.” He jerked, nearly sending his drink crashing to the floor. “What did you just say?” Taking a large sip of milk, Sara said, “I’m not entirely certain why, but all the aunties used to say Lestara wanted to get in your bed. I assumed you had a particularly comfortable mattress.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“Books are heavy.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“But what it comes down to is that Petra Anaphora once tried to blackmail me into killing my wife, and I think it’s long past time she paid for the offense.”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War

“I’d ask if you’re Keris Veliant,” the man said, “but given you look like Lara with a cock strapped on to her, it seems an unnecessary use of words.” Keris huffed out an amused breath. “Don’t forget the balls.” “Nah.” The man spat into the water. “Lass has the biggest balls I’ve ever seen, whereas you …”
― Danielle L. Jensen, The Endless War