Gail Z. Martin > Quotes

“Foolishness pours out of an open mouth....
but wisdom sneaks in through the ears....”
― Gail Z. Martin, The Dread

“Oh, there are little rhymes a mage might use to remember the sequence of what must be done, but the words themselves don't do a thing. You could write every 'spell' as high as a man on the barn wall, but if you don't have the power to start with, all you'd have is a strange rhyme. And a bad one at that".”
― Gail Z. Martin, The Blood King

“Maybe, just maybe Vahanian thought, an outlaw turned noble has an outside chance with a noble turned outlaw.”
― Gail Z Martin

“Baxter bounced around like a crazed cotton puff, pouncing and running in circles. I grabbed a treat from the bowl next to the door, and he danced on his hind legs. He seemed to know that cuteness was a sure-fire antidote for a stressful day, and I couldn’t help chuckling at his antics. It’s hard to resist anyone who is that happy to see you.”
― Gail Z. Martin, Deadly Curiosities

“On one side of death, a person is alive. And on the other, only the spirit remains. But death itself? It's only the somewhere between awake and asleep.”
― Gail Z. Martin, The Blood King

“Creativity works on a winding, circuitous route.”
― Gail Z. Martin

“I want to kill the man who killed my family," Tris said, surprised how flat the words sounded when he actually brought himself to say them. "And that will bring them back, right? Give it up. Nothing brings them back. Forget it and move on." "I can't bring them back, but I can stop Jared, make him pay for what he's done." "All by yourself," Vahanian mocked. "Kill the dragon, save the princess, be a real hero." "That's not what I said." "I've known a lot of heroes," Vahanian returned. "Buried them myself.”
― Gail Z. Martin, The Summoner

“I just never thought that it would be the people and experiences of the Journey that would matter more than what I found at the end,”
― Gail Z. Martin, The Summoner

“It's as if we're each followed by a dragon, Tris, made up of those fears and those old wounds. And if you don't turn and face your dragon and call it by its true name when you're young and strong, then when you're old and weak, it comes by night and devours you in your bed. You've faced your dragon," she said quietly. "You know the price of your worst fears. You know now that the future isn't certain. And as a Summoner, you know that death itself can't sunder love.”
― Gail Z. Martin, The Blood King

“Just when I get some answers, I find out I wasn't asking the right questions..”
― Gail Z. Martin, The Blood King

“Soldiers know better than anyone that you can't take tomorrow for granted. All you have is today. I guess that's all we ever have, but most of the time, we're not aware of it. It's not too late. Stop running away, and let him catch you.”
― Gail Z. Martin, The Blood King

“Many people hold on to items because they’re really using them as ‘memory anchors’. They’re afraid that if they get rid of the item, they’ll lose the memories they’re reminded of by the piece.” What”
― Gail Z. Martin, Deadly Curiosities

“he wanted. It must have taken a lot of money even back then to build that house, and leave a nest egg substantial enough to keep several generations living comfortably.” “Yes and no.” Teag leaned back in”
― Gail Z. Martin, Trifles and Folly 2

“All things fade in time," the vayash moru replied. "But even faded, there are those things that death itself cannot erase.”
― Gail Z. Martin, The Blood King

“Never may you bind a soul that wishes to be free. Never may you reanimate a corpse. And never may you bend a spirit to do your will. Never, even when to do so might seem to serve the greatest good," she cautioned. "Heed well, or we are lost.”
― Gail Z. Martin, The Summoner

“Can you fight like a predator without becoming an animal, without hurting your enemy the way he has hurt you, and thus becoming him?”
― Gail Z. Martin, The Blood King

“Eat first, talk later. You don’t disrespect a good piece of pie.”
― Gail Z. Martin, Open Season (Spells, Salt, & Steel, #2)