The Ascendant Trilogy Quotes

“Without you, I am in the dark. It has been so long, Shizuka, that I might mistake a candle for the sun.”
― K. Arsenault Rivera, The Ascendant Trilogy

“Pain shatters the bottles you put it in,”
― K. Arsenault Rivera, The Ascendant Trilogy

“From the day Grandmother Sky first dreamed of the Earth, I have loved you. From the time wolves and men lived together in harmony, I have loved you. Certain as frost gives way to moss, certain as the stars, I love you. And though I ride at sunrise to unmapped darkness, I will let my love for you light the way. For on the steppes of my mind, you are a bright campfire, and I will always find my way back to your side. Always.”
― K. Arsenault Rivera, The Ascendant Trilogy

“Home is holding you. Home is the smell of your hair. I would give up the howling gales of the steppe to listen to you breathe.”
― K. Arsenault Rivera, The Ascendant Trilogy

“As candles are not stars, we are not like the others. You must promise me, no matter what, that we will always find our way back to each other.”
― K. Arsenault Rivera, The Ascendant Trilogy

“In their own way, all legends are true.”
― K. Arsenault Rivera, The Ascendant Trilogy

“So it is with Shefali. Each word from her lips is precious poetry, each sentence a hidden hymn for Shizuka’s ears alone.”
― K. Arsenault Rivera, The Ascendant Trilogy

“Your voice is a lantern: bright and commanding. Hers is a campfire, warm and inviting, clinging to your clothes long after she has left.”
― K. Arsenault Rivera, The Ascendant Trilogy