Emma Hamm > Quotes

“Who am I to judge others for the choices they make? If a soul is born to be wild, it will only grow angry with a leash wrapped around its neck. If a soul prefers order, then it will shrivel with too many choices. Neither is wrong.”
“You do not see darkness as evil?”
“Nothing is evil. The very idea was created by those who won wars and whished to paint their poor choices as the right thing. No one goes into war or battle thinking they are evil.”
― Emma Hamm, Heart of the Fae

“Right and wrong suggests that there is only black and white. I refute that belief and instead replace it with my own.”
― Emma Hamm, Heart of the Fae

“You think very little of me, don't you?"
"On the contrary. I think very highly of you and become disappointed when you do not live up to my standards.”
― Emma Hamm, Heart of the Fae

“Everything is dangerous, and one must decide whether to live in fear, or courage”
― Emma Hamm, Heart of the Fae

“The voice was filled with thousand midnights, darkness and starlight wrapped so tightly they were bound fo all eternity.”
― Emma Hamm, The Faceless Woman

“War is dark and dangerous, there are many who fall prey to its nightmares.”
― Emma Hamm, Veins of Magic

“So I will end this quickly, not because you deserve it, but because she needs me more than I need my vengeance.”
― Emma Hamm, Whispers of the Deep

“I think controlling the future with an iron grasp only limits the possibilities of tolerance and positive change.”
― Emma Hamm, Heart of the Fae

“I would dare much, sir, against a man who seemingly does not understand boundaries. You must ask a woman if you may enter her abode and, when granted approval, you may do so. If they request you leave, then you remove yourself. And as far as lording over all who linger on this isle, I must inquire upon who named you king. They must be sorely lacking in wits!”
― Emma Hamm, Heart of the Fae

“Something, or someone, uncurled deep within her soul. A woman she barely recognized, who knew how to take what she wanted and asked for the world.”
― Emma Hamm, Heart of the Fae

“She was still a wild thing, a woman with the heart of a she-wolf and a face that could tear down cities. Now, everyone knew that as well.”
― Emma Hamm, The Faceless Woman

“You are a midnight woman, made from the ashes of witches burned, wielding magic born from their screams.”
― Emma Hamm, The Faceless Woman

“I’m afraid to know what I want.” “Everyone is.”
― Emma Hamm, Heart of the Fae

“What is a queen without a king?"
"A dark, powerful creature with no man to temper her steel. You shall wield a sword as your crown, a whip as your jewels, and armor as your gown.”
― Emma Hamm, Veins of Magic

“Heat flashed in his gaze, a blush spreading across his cheeks. “Perhaps you have never danced with a man.”

“Boys, yes. A man?” Sorcha’s eyes followed the ragged edge of crystals, the barbaric braid swaying from the peak of his head to his waist, the linen tunic belted by sheep skin. “Never a man such as you.”
― Emma Hamm, Heart of the Fae

“You find yourself frequently stuck, and when your gut tells you to move, your head tells you to remain where you are.”
― Emma Hamm, Of Goblins and Gold

“She drew herself up, squared her shoulders and gripped her plaid. “I am not weak because of my femininity. I do not look down upon you for not knowing how to birth a child or the right way to guide a woman through her first menses. Perhaps you should ask yourself why you feel the need to look down upon me.”
― Emma Hamm, Heart of the Fae

“Fuck, woman. You shouldn’t react like that when I tell you I murdered someone for you.”
― Emma Hamm, Whispers of the Deep

“Anyone can be beautiful if they love themselves, but not everyone can be intelligent. Which do you want to be?”
― Emma Hamm, Veins of Magic

“If I measured my worth in beauty, I would live a life full of riches and happiness. If I am valued for the knowledge I impart on the world, then I live forever.”
― Emma Hamm, Veins of Magic

“We all must grow before we take on responsibility.”
― Emma Hamm, Heart of the Fae

“I promised you a thousand sunrises and a thousand more after that, until the sun no longer rises from the sky and the world falls into darkness that only we could love.”
― Emma Hamm, The Raven's Ballad

“I would have turned the waters black with their blood. I don’t care that he’s my brother, or that the others have been in my pod for years. They do not understand the value or the worth of your life, kairos, and I will not stand for their mistreatment of you.”
― Emma Hamm, Whispers of the Deep

“I am not a woman, but sword and shield. I will carve my own path, or I will force others to create it for me.”
― Emma Hamm, Heart of the Fae

“Let me be your breath.”
― Emma Hamm, Whispers of the Deep

“She reached up and placed her palm against his cheek. “You caught me.” Words pressed against his lips. I will always catch you. I made the mistake of letting you fall once, and it is my infinite regret. The thought of you hurt again leaves my soul raw and bleeding.”
― Emma Hamm, Gilded Rose

“How could I? When your hair is the color of the sun on a cloudless day? When your smile warms the entire ocean around me? When I touch you, your soul is so familiar to me. It is like I have known you in a hundred lifetimes before this, and some part of me that I’ve forgotten wishes to bury itself inside you. It tells me to cling to the curve of your waist, to clutch at the feeling in my chest that lingers when you are near. My soul wishes to keep you and never let you go.”
― Emma Hamm, Song of the Abyss

“I want a bath. And my dragon.”
― Emma Hamm, Torn Heart

“I have lived a thousand years in the dark, waiting for the rays of your sunlight.”
― Emma Hamm, Veins of Magic

“Our lives change. We change. And there’s nothing to be ashamed of in that growth. Where we came from molded who we are today. The good, the bad, the ugly. All of it. You must honor the memories of who you were so that you never forget to be proud of how far you’ve come.”
― Emma Hamm, Bright Heart