The Drowned Woods Quotes

“Mer had always considered herself a decent judge of liars. But she had forgotten it was possible to lie without ever uttering an untruth.”
― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Drowned Woods

“She could not slay her own fears. But as for the men who’d made her afraid—they could bleed.”
― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Drowned Woods

“She had never been brave - but she'd always been angry. It would have to be enough.”
― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Drowned Woods

“Sometimes it felt as though she were more storm than person, bringing chaos and pain everywhere she went.”
― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Drowned Woods

“But in his heart of hearts, Fane did not choose the city. He did not choose a kingdom. He chose her.”
― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Drowned Woods

“One could not save a land by destroying its people.”
― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Drowned Woods

“The tragedy of death was distance. Death cleaved the world in two, leaving the living and the dead standing on either side of some impassable chasm.”
― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Drowned Woods

“He had been polite, but in her experience, the best monsters were the kind that could walk openly in daylight.”
― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Drowned Woods

“You know how these things go. We make plans and then they collapse around us.”
― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Drowned Woods

“A person with a knife was one thing. A person with a knife and a cause could topple kingdoms.”
― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Drowned Woods

“Perhaps you enjoy being beaten," she replied, with a nod at his bruised face.
"Perhaps I wish I could be," he said, with more honesty than he'd intended.
Blodeuyn stared at him for a few heartbeats and Fane let out a breath. He was used to speaking with double-edged words, to using truths as both shield and weapon. Humans did not speak in such a manner - they either lied or they didn't.”
― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Drowned Woods

“When I met you,” he said, “you and Renfrew—only one of you bent down to greet my dog.”
― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Drowned Woods

“Those without choices are often willing to risk themselves for the chance of something better.”
― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Drowned Woods

“Nightmares were nightmares even if one never opened their eyes.”
― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Drowned Woods

“Things are only immortal until you kill them.”
― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Drowned Woods

“There were very few things that Mer trusted in the world. Among them were her instincts, the strength of the water running beneath the ground, the capacity for human cruelty - and that a person could be judged by how they treated the powerless. She'd seen seemingly kind men kick at beggars and seemingly unkind ones stop to offer a coin and a gentle word. After all, masks were only useful when it mattered who was watching. And the powerless did not merit the facade.”
― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Drowned Woods

“The morning after he fought the Blaidd, Fane woke to aching ribs and a corgi across his chest.”
― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Drowned Woods

“When he listened to stories of knights and heroes, Fane had never considered what slaying a man might entail. He had only ever thought of shining swords and good intentions.”
― Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Drowned Woods