Dragonfall Quotes

“There was a bright spray on the wall, too, a crimson arc, like a rainbow that had forgotten it was supposed to have more than one color. More like the red devoured the other colors, Jarrod thought grimly as he climbed the stairs.”
― David Estes, Dragonfall

“Me ma explained the birds an’ the bees to me more’n five years ago. I know how it works. The man takes his sword an’ sticks it in the woman’s—” “Tora,” Ando growled. “Sheath. I was going to say sheath,” she protested”
― David Estes, Dragonfall

“to repeat one of your brother’s choices.” “No need,” Dom had said. “I choose love. It takes courage to love, and to love means you will one day experience sadness. But to love is to live, and I choose to live.”
― David Estes, Dragonfall

“I choose love. It takes courage to love, and to love means you will one day experience sadness. But to love is to live, and I choose to live.”
― David Estes, Dragonfall

“With all due respect, Your Majesty—” “My experience with that phrase is that it usually precedes something that could be construed as disrespectful and, in many cases, condescending. Are you certain you wish to proceed?”
― David Estes, Dragonfall

“the rest of them looked as though they’d taken a nasty fall from the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.”
― David Estes, Dragonfall

“sometimes a leap of faith was required for a bird to learn whether its wings were strong enough to fly.”
― David Estes, Dragonfall

“But trying to change the things he regretted was like trying to catch a fish in his bare hands, each possible solution wriggling away and splashing back into the dark waters of hindsight, never to be seen again.”
― David Estes, Dragonfall

“I’ve never felt freer, more alive, than I do right now, away from the endless military strategizing and holding court and exquisite meals and plush beds and everything most so-called common folks could only dream of. There is something to be said for living an ordinary life.”
― David Estes, Dragonfall

“Because the world, at its core, was divided. By borders, by traditions, by leaders, by religion, by fear of that which people couldn’t—or wouldn’t—understand.”
― David Estes, Dragonfall

“You can do a lot of things I can’t fully understand. But if the recent events in my life have taught me anything at all, it’s that you can’t change who someone is.” “Are you saying people can’t change?” “Not at all. I’m saying I can’t change you, or Jarrod, or my father, or anyone else. People must change themselves—if they want to. Just as only I can change myself.”
― David Estes, Dragonfall