Lion's Bride Quotes

“He had never dreamed anyone would ever care enough to venture into the darkness to pull him into the light. He felt bewildered and awkward and filled with a strange sense of wonder. And a stranger sense of grace.”
― Iris Johansen, Lion's Bride

“I don’t believe God will punish you for looking differently at the pattern of life. God is good, it’s man who is evil. - Ware”
― Iris Johansen, Lion's Bride

“You try to be selfish because you’re afraid of letting anyone too near. To guard themselves is the way of people whose instinct is to nurture and protect. - Kadar den Arnaud”
― Iris Johansen, Lion's Bride

“To guard themselves is the way of people whose instinct is to nurture and protect.”
― Iris Johansen, Lion's Bride

“If you think me weak, bring forth your champion and let me do battle with him.
And kill in that childish way of the Franks? Full of pomp and bravado? We are masters of death here. We do not play at it. - Ware & Sinan”
― Iris Johansen, Lion's Bride

“Taking a life diminishes the taker. - Kadar den Arnaud”
― Iris Johansen, Lion's Bride

“sounds uncomfortably like a prison.”
― Iris Johansen, Lion's Bride

“I believe he’s a brilliant man with a monstrous self-love and no soul. Put those qualities together, and there are roots planted for a morbid blossoming.”
― Iris Johansen, Lion's Bride

“You see how it shocks and horrifies you? Our religion is based on the holy books, and you cannot conceive that they’re not perfect. You’re afraid that if one lie exists, the entire fabric could be rotten. - Ware”
― Iris Johansen, Lion's Bride

“What a beautiful treasure tears can be. - Kadar den Arnaud”
― Iris Johansen, Lion's Bride