If the Stars Awaken Quotes

“Nights like this made her heart and mind wander, and she looked up at the sky again, drawn in by the dance floor of a million blinking lights.”
― Kate Willis, If the Stars Awaken

“The Maker never holds judgment in one hand without holding mercy in the other.”
― Kate Willis, If the Stars Awaken

“Sometimes I think, my little one, your father should have been a starreader.”
― Kate Willis, If the Stars Awaken

“He watched as the Queen gathered up everything and tightened the knapsack straps over her shoulders. They were hunched and sharp with worry and hunger, but she carried herself with a resolve he knew would never leave her.”
― Kate Willis, If the Stars Awaken

“Marinne dug her fingers into the tree and swallowed the bile rising in her throat. Her heart pounded in her ears and she shut her eyes, pressing her forehead against the rough bark.”
― Kate Willis, If the Stars Awaken

“It would be easier to copy the books without notice than to borrow them. He wouldn’t risk getting caught, not with a King’s guard posted in the room, and he wouldn’t risk damaging parchments as old as the world itself. Copying would be better in all ways.”
― Kate Willis, If the Stars Awaken