The Wrack Quotes

“And for the first time in Illana’s life, in the depths of her heart, she cursed her pride. And a crack formed in that pride, and the seed of the curse of wisdom was planted inside it that day.”
― John Bierce, The Wrack

“and the king had seen fit to send the royal seamstresses to measure Carlan for a costume for the masquerade. He was, apparently, to be outfitted as a worried mother hen.”
― John Bierce, The Wrack