Hope Ann > Quotes

“His fingers brushed the outline of the bronze disc hanging beneath his tunic. Haydn jerked his
hand away, gritting his teeth as he tried to block the memories. The clashing of steel. The screams and cries of battle. They fled, replaced by flames. Shadows. Pleading and tears.”
― Hope Ann, Shadows of the Hersweald: A Hansel and Gretel Novella

“You are as proper as a princess and then blush about it like a farm girl.” “I can punch like a farm girl too,” I warned.”
― Hope Ann, Rose of Prophecy: A Beauty and the Beast Novella

“Last year’s leaves exploded into rustling traitors under Haydn’s boots. Branches clawed at his cloak and he ducked, swiping away pale gray webs of moss. Gorawen’s fingers were wrapped around his left hand. A moonstone gleamed from his right. The dim light barely lifted the shadows as Haydn tucked the stone beside a log. Another flash of soaked moonbeams lurked on the edge of his sight. Half-covered, they’d not reveal their path to those following while marking a clear trail for his and Gorawen’s return and keep their own direction sure.”
― Hope Ann, Shadows of the Hersweald: A Hansel and Gretel Novella

“Haydn's hand tightened around the stone as he stared at the ground. "I need to find my sister. To save her. Maybe then I will be worthy."
You will never be worthy.
..."I know."
...you are bound yet, and there is only one way you will ever be free. There is only one key for such chains.”
― Hope Ann, Shadows of the Hersweald: A Hansel and Gretel Novella

“The thought, both recognized and yet ignored in the earlier chaos, surged through his mind.”
― Hope Ann, Shadows of the Hersweald: A Hansel and Gretel Novella

“Fortune is as fickle as the wind, but she occasionally gives moments worth every second in gold.”
― Hope Ann, Rose of Prophecy: A Beauty and the Beast Novella

“Some things never changed.”
― Hope Ann, Shadows of the Hersweald: A Hansel and Gretel Novella

“Oh, for the days when things were simple and the only fears the whisperings brought were of beasts that could tear us in two.”
― Hope Ann, Shadows of the Hersweald: A Hansel and Gretel Novella

“The Prince doesn’t stop all harm. It is a testing, even now. But he opened a way for our reunion with the King. He died, Haydn. You said you were there. You know what he did. What more could anyone give?
~Traveon”
― Hope Ann, Shadows of the Hersweald: A Hansel and Gretel Novella

“Haydn traced his fingers over crates of potatoes and apples. A splinter caught against his skin
and his breath hissed between his teeth. He yanked it out, then stuck the finger in his mouth, his gaze roving outward. Tempered blades, hanging from the walls. Bulging casks of wine. And there, tucked into the deepest shadows…
Haydn hurried over. He wedged the torch between two boxes and crouched down, rocking back on his heels as he examined the chest. The iron bands were cold to his touch. No dagger was going to spring this lock.
With a soft chuckle, Haydn sank to his knees and pulled a skeleton key from inside his cloak.
Bending close, he tilted his head and inserted the key into the lock. He gently worked it back and forth. A chink echoed in the silence, followed by a snap as the lid sprang up just a fraction of an inch.
Locks or not, Mathias really made things too easy.”
― Hope Ann, Mercy of Fate: A Shadows of the Hersweald Short Story

“Haydn muttered a rough oath, sending the echoes of the past shivering in all directions.”
― Hope Ann, Shadows of the Hersweald: A Hansel and Gretel Novella

“Accept the bloodstained rose. It was an order. The flames cannot save from the chain which binds you."
Shadows of the Hersweald”
― Hope Ann

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13”
― Hope Ann, Rose of the Oath: A Beauty and the Beast Novella