Allison Sipe > Quotes

“Violet will carry he mark of Merlin's bloodline and she'll be able to wake The Lady from her slumber.”
― Allison Sipe, Soothsayer

“I sucked air through my teeth as pain shot through my body. I was still reeling from the injuries I'd received yesterday and without the ability to heal myself I knew the bruising and stiff muscles would only get worse.”
― Allison Sipe, Avalon

“Another revolution around the sun and I was still no closer to getting home. Laying on my lumpy mattress in my blood-stained shirt and dusty jeans with my arm over my eyes, I tried to imagine I was lying on Violet's couch. Clara paced in her cell and I let myself believe it was Violet, padding around the kitchen. My memory kicked up the image of her in tiny cotton shorts and a baggy Beatles t-shirt making coffee. My chest swelled and more than ever I wished I could see her face again, hear her voice.”
― Allison Sipe, Avalon

“Suddenly, I felt warmth spread through my body. It started where he touched my stomach and slowly moved to my chest and extremities. The warmth of his eyes burned into me and coursed through my body the way lava flowed down a hillside, slow and merciless. He gritted his teeth, squinted his eyes in focus and strained every muscle in his body as he looked down at me.”
― Allison Sipe, Soothsayer

“My body felt heavy. It grew harder to thrash around, to move at all. I opened my mouth to scream again but no sound came from my blood-soaked lips. My eyelids fluttered closed and the world disappeared around me as I took the last few breath of my life.”
― Allison Sipe, Soothsayer