The Sword Defiant Quotes

“All you have are stories, retold over and over, fading and changing with each retelling. And here is the sorry thing – few of the elves remember either, even those that were there. Memories become eclipsed by memories of memories, and the story becomes the only truth that remains. Sometimes, I think that is why we elves fade over time – we can no longer recall who we truly are, beneath all the masks and diversions, and so we become nothing more than thin veneers, easily discarded.”
― Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, The Sword Defiant

“Getting old was surviving a series of unseen battles; you didn’t always know you were fighting them, but got buffeted and wounded all the same.”
― Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, The Sword Defiant

“he forged hold no longer.” Gundan rubbed his eye, and his finger came away bloody. He paced up and down beside the fire. “You want”
― Gareth Hanrahan, The Sword Defiant

“expression”
― Gareth Hanrahan, The Sword Defiant

“than friendship, but they have a potency”
― Gareth Hanrahan, The Sword Defiant

“spells.”
― Gareth Hanrahan, The Sword Defiant