Labyrinth's Heart Quotes

“Friends, family—more names than she knew what to do with—love and the safety she hadn’t known she craved when she returned to Nadežra. A future she could face without need of a mask. Truly, a favored daughter of Ažerais.”
― M.A. Carrick, Labyrinth's Heart

“Guess I can agree to that, old man.” Old man. Somewhere, he was sure, Alsius was laughing.”
― M.A. Carrick, Labyrinth's Heart

“The Rook and the Black Rose: What an odd pair of people had wandered into her life. But she wouldn’t trade them for anyone.”
― M.A. Carrick, Labyrinth's Heart

“I guess this is goodbye. ::No. What are Vraszenians fond of saying? We will meet again when the road leads me home.::”
― M.A. Carrick, Labyrinth's Heart

“And you’re right. This matters more. What we have stands on a rotten foundation. We’ve got to tear it out and build a better one—together.”
― M.A. Carrick, Labyrinth's Heart

“I take you as kin,” Vargo repeated after Grey. “With my name, I shield your children. With my body, I guard your spouse. With my heart, I protect yours.” His tongue felt clumsy, and his voice shook. “As the Dežera connects the mountains to the sea, let our blood flow together, as brothers.”
― M.A. Carrick, Labyrinth's Heart

“Who decides what matters? Nobody needs spice cakes, but isn’t the world a nicer place for them?” His dark gaze was so intense, she could become lost in it as easy as imbuing. “You do that. Make the world a nicer place. My world.”
― M.A. Carrick, Labyrinth's Heart

“All our grudges are washed away,” she said. Words she’d recited twice before… but she never meant them as sincerely as she did now. “Your secrets are mine, and mine are yours. Between us there will be no debts.”
― M.A. Carrick, Labyrinth's Heart

“Then we fall together.”
― M.A. Carrick, Labyrinth's Heart

“The best lies are crafted from the truth.”
― M.A. Carrick, Labyrinth's Heart

“He can’t even meet my eyes as he betrays me.”
― M.A. Carrick, Labyrinth's Heart

“Every time you lie to your family, you cut out a piece of yourself.”
― M.A. Carrick, Labyrinth's Heart

“And I know not what to say. Words cannot fix this. Perhaps nothing can.” That hurt more than anything. The idea that the bond they’d had was ruptured beyond repair.”
― M.A. Carrick, Labyrinth's Heart

“Honesty: Sometimes it made things better.”
― M.A. Carrick, Labyrinth's Heart

“Nihil peto sed gratiam. Like the humble shepherd in the tale, I ask no favor but your favor: your permission for me to court you.”
― M.A. Carrick, Labyrinth's Heart

“But that was the insidious temptation of the medallions. Like a bad apple, they rotted even the good desires they touched.”
― M.A. Carrick, Labyrinth's Heart

“But that’s a desire, too, isn’t it? The wish for them to be happy.”
― M.A. Carrick, Labyrinth's Heart