Kingfall Quotes

“Fear is good. Fear can focus you if you don’t allow it to consume you.”
― David Estes, Kingfall

“Men, she thought. Such easy targets.”
― David Estes, Kingfall

“History was written not based on fact, but by those who survived the day.”
― David Estes, Kingfall

“The past cannot be changed, she thought. Nor can it be erased. It lives on in the minds of those who survived it, even if history is rewritten by the victors.”
― David Estes, Kingfall

“Ando had faced more than one man simultaneously in battle before, and knew the key was not to fight both, but to fight one at a time, as quickly as possible. Even the odds, so to speak.”
― David Estes, Kingfall

“He said he felt like he was in a deep pit with smooth walls that could not be climbed, even if he wanted to, which he didn’t. In his mind, he had no future, no useful skills or talents, nothing to live for.”
― David Estes, Kingfall

“Bora believed hard work and perseverance were for fools not clever enough to grow rich in other ways.”
― David Estes, Kingfall

“And I don’t get bored. I simply have an inquisitive mind,” Sir Metz said. “Very bored,”
― David Estes, Kingfall

“Fear is good. Fear can focus you if you don’t allow it to consume you. Fear can even make you a better warrior. The line between fear and courage is thin, and the bravest men have a measure of each.”
― David Estes, Kingfall

“One good apple didn’t vindicate an entire rotten bunch. Plus, she already knew humans were capable of compassion. The problem was that when push came to shove, a human would always make the selfish choice.”
― David Estes, Kingfall

“Inhumanity, she mused. What a strange term. In all her experience, she’d never known a single human to have what was called humanity.”
― David Estes, Kingfall

“up from ropes attached to tree branches.”
― David Estes, Kingfall

“THE RAIN IS MADE OF STARSHINE AND MISERY, YOUR HIGHNESS,” ROMAN SAID.”
― David Estes, Kingfall

“Aisling knew from experience that peace was a fleeting thing, like rays of sunlight on a cloudy day. You reached out to catch the warmth of a sunbeam in your hand only to find it cold and lacking.”
― David Estes, Kingfall

“The last thing he wanted to hear was a detailed description of Mrz and his mate, well, mating. “Well,”
― David Estes, Kingfall

“Amari had been right: the king treated his mage differently than everyone else, giving him far more rope with which to play. Eventually, she hoped the mage might just manage to hang himself with it.”
― David Estes, Kingfall