J.M. Kearl > Quotes

“~Love is a powerful force. It cannot be bought. It cannot be taken or stolen. Although sometimes it must be fought for, it must be given freely.~”
― J.M. Kearl, Bow Before the Elf Queen

“I will tear this world apart for you, I will fight until I have nothing left to give and destroy anyone who hurts you, and I will guard your heart most of all.”
― J.M. Kearl, Bow Before the Elf Queen

“But if you want to stay, I promise I’ll love you so fiercely that they will write sonnets about our love. I will tear this world apart for you, I will fight until I have nothing left to give and destroy anyone who hurts you, and I will guard your heart most of all. Just, please, wake up.”
― J.M. Kearl, Bow Before the Elf Queen

“After you tried to kill me, you think I should give you weapons? Should I hand over my balls on a platter as well?” “As if you have any.”
― J.M. Kearl, Bow Before the Elf Queen

“Fear is the enemy of hope.”
― J.M. Kearl, Bow Before the Elf Queen

“it was when you stuck a knife in my shoulder in my room that I knew you were the one for me. All I thought was that this lovely maiden is wild, and I love her.”
― J.M. Kearl, Long Live the Elf Queen

“She did love him. Once the tormentor of her soul and now the possessor of it.”
― J.M. Kearl, Fate Calls the Elf Queen

“You know what I hate? I crave you in every conceivable way and I hate it. I hate the way you poison my thoughts, the way you infect every part of my being. I hate the way you laugh at things that aren’t even funny, even more that you’ve become so vulnerable. It makes me want to protect you, to worry over you and to never stop thinking about you. I can’t stop thinking about you, morning sun or darkest night you’re there. I hate when you nibble your lip when you’re thinking. I despise every dangerous curve along your body, but most especially this curve,” his thumb dragged along her lips. “I wish you would hate me more than you do. I wish you loathed me as much as the day I came into the castle throne room because… I don’t want to want you. I don’t want to trust you again or have anything to do with you. When this is over, and the council is no more, I know you’ll leave me and go back to War, either here or in Palenor, and I’ll never want to see either of you again because it hurts.”
― J.M. Kearl, Fate Calls the Elf Queen

“No. She was Layala Lightbringer; the blood of the gods ran through her veins. Lay down and die? Never.”
― J.M. Kearl, Long Live the Elf Queen

“I would find you in every life, in every realm. I will be drawn to you for eternity. So yes, call me your mate. I will always call you mine.”
― J.M. Kearl, Long Live the Elf Queen

“I know what you’re doing. Why are you doing it? We’re not actually betrothed.” “Oh, but we are, whether you like it or not. Or are you angry I haven’t gotten down on one knee?” “Would you? Get on your knees for me?” she drawled, holding back an eye roll. “For you? Oh, absolutely,” he purred.”
― J.M. Kearl, Bow Before the Elf Queen

“If this life has shown me anything at all, it’s that you are the reason I breathe. I live in an eternal midnight, and you are my moon giving me light in darkness. I have no heart unless it’s in your hands, Valeen.”
― J.M. Kearl, Fate Calls the Elf Queen

“If anyone touches her in any way, death will come swiftly. And I am the reaper.”
― J.M. Kearl, Bow Before the Elf Queen

“Don’t tempt me with that unless you mean it. If you think I’ll let you go back to him after I’ve been inside you, you’re fucking wrong.” One hand slid to her throat and his gentle touch was almost enough to make her lose it. “Once you give yourself to me, you’re fucking mine. There won’t be a choice.”
― J.M. Kearl, Fate Calls the Elf Queen

“Everyone fails, it’s whether or not we get back up and fight again that matters more.”
― J.M. Kearl, Fate Calls the Elf Queen

“I’ve successfully used your stubbornness against you. One mark for Thane.” With her mouth agape, she looked over her shoulder. The nerve. “First of all, what sort of arrogant turd refers to himself in the third person, and this is the game you want to play? Alright then.”  “I’ve been besting you at this game since we met, my dear.” The timbre of his voice vibrated her skin.”
― J.M. Kearl, Long Live the Elf Queen

“Promise me forever, Thane,” she said. “Forever and always,” he said against her lips. “I will never stop loving you. I will never stop craving you.”
― J.M. Kearl, Long Live the Elf Queen

“You’re making a mistake, for I am the god of mischief and magic. One day I will come back here, and I’ll end all of you. There will be no more gods of Runevale, save for me and whom I choose. That’s not merely a threat; it’s a vow.”
― J.M. Kearl, Fate Calls the Elf Queen

“Laya?” That was the second time he’d called her that. With a dangerous smile and a caress of her cheek, his voice dropped low, “Would you prefer, Temptress? Goddess? My muse...”
― J.M. Kearl, Bow Before the Elf Queen

“Oh, you definitely have Thane-fever. Maybe I should take you somewhere to see if we can cure it.”
― J.M. Kearl, Long Live the Elf Queen

“Everything that is mine is now yours, love—my territory, my power, my heart, my body, my soul, yours forever,”
― J.M. Kearl, Fate Calls the Elf Queen

“We are warriors. Warriors like the sword are beaten, burned, and battered but through it are made stronger.”
― J.M. Kearl, Fate Calls the Elf Queen

“I don’t blame you for falling for him. He’s easy to love. So, I will wait for you to find that he was best for Layala Lightbringer, but I am the only one for you, Valeen, goddess of night.”
― J.M. Kearl, Fate Calls the Elf Queen

“I've had enough arguing with you. As your mate, you are mine. You can deny it until you have no breath, you can fight me and hit me and call me every filthy name you can think of, you could even try to kill me again, but I'm not going anywhere. You are mine and I am yours, and I will destroy anyone who gets in my way.”
― J.M. Kearl, Bow Before the Elf Queen

“In a world less cruel Thane might have been a saint, but this one required a monster.”
― J.M. Kearl, Long Live the Elf Queen

“I love you, Laya and I will for eternity, no matter if I see you again in this life or the next.”
― J.M. Kearl, Bow Before the Elf Queen

“You have… wings. I’ve never seen that before. Well, except dragon wings but yours are feathered and gorgeous.” “It’s magic, love, for which I am the god of. I can do pretty much anything I want.” “They’re stunning. I almost wish I had a pair myself.” “I could give them to you.”
― J.M. Kearl, Fate Calls the Elf Queen

“The early years are like a hot flame, burning and often flickering, but long marriages are made of those leftover embers, eternal, unquenchable and simmering.”
― J.M. Kearl, Fate Calls the Elf Queen

“He smirked. “You must be, for I have never seen anyone as divine.” His hands gripped her waist, and he pulled her against him. A heartbeat later his mouth claimed hers. It wasn’t a soft, tentative kiss. There was surety, ownership. It left no doubt that he was hers. “Or delicious.” He kissed her again. “Or sexy. You are a goddess of desire, drawing me in, infusing yourself into my every thought—I’ve never wanted anything more than you, Laya.”
― J.M. Kearl, Long Live the Elf Queen

“And you’re still mine.” “Don’t pull the possessive male horseshit if you’re not going to step up and do something about it.”
― J.M. Kearl, Fate Calls the Elf Queen