Alexandra Overy > Quotes

“How was it that her sister had been taken to live with a monster, but somehow Izaveta had become one? A creature molded by her mother’s manipulations, by the constant betrayals of the court. Asya might have a monster beneath her skin, but Izaveta had one in her heart—in her very essence. So much a part of herself that she no longer knew how to separate one from the other.”
― Alexandra Overy, These Feathered Flames

“Just as her mother had taught her, Izaveta had turned everyone into playing pieces in her own game. For better or worse, there was no turning back now. Even if she was no longer certain she knew the difference between fighting for the right reasons and fighting for power.”
― Alexandra Overy, These Feathered Flames

“I'm the Firebird, not another jewel for your crown.”
― Alexandra Overy, These Feathered Flames

“Even if everyone thought she was a monster, she refused to become one.”
― Alexandra Overy, These Feathered Flames

“All she could see were the little girl’s eyes. The ghastly reflection of the firebird in them, looming and monstrous. A creature of legend. A creature that, one day, Asya would become.”
― Alexandra Overy, These Feathered Flames

“Perhaps I am naïve. But I'd rather be naïve than heartless.”
― Alexandra Overy, These Feathered Flames

“Iwas the one who would do anything to keep her sister safe, no matter the cost. Not because she was braver or stronger—certainly not because she was kinder—but because she was selfish. Because seeing Asya suffer hurt more than suffering herself.”
― Alexandra Overy, These Feathered Flames

“Once, in Tóurin, two princesses were born
Of mortal blood, but divinely sworn
When monsters of chaos prowled the night,
To protect the queendom, the girls took flight
To the old hallowed lands, where they first swore an oath
To pay the greatest price and sever them both,
So there the merciless earth took its claim,
binding on to the throne, and one to the flame”
― Alexandra Overy, These Feathered Flames

“And she would learn to be a great one.”
― Alexandra Overy, The Gingerbread Witch

“I'm not some prize to be dressed up and paraded around. A bird in a cage for everyone to gawk at.”
― Alexandra Overy, These Feathered Flames

“Well, if we’re going to do this, we have to believe in it, don’t we?”
― Alexandra Overy, This Cursed Crown

“But Asya knew it as certainly as fire ran in her veins: she wasn’t giving up on her sister yet.”
― Alexandra Overy, These Feathered Flames

“Maud ran her fingers over the soft leather of the cover, tracing the title, Common Spells for Uncommon Witchery. “You know,” she said with a glance at Nuss. “This is why Grim’s my favorite. He doesn’t criticize my ideas.” The three-legged wolf cocked his head at the sound of his name, looking up from his spot in front of the fireplace. With his razor-sharp teeth and massive paws, Grim could have looked intimidating. A ferocious familiar for any powerful witch. But Grim had a tendency to sit with his tongue sticking out, which, combined with the pale violet”
― Alexandra Overy, The Gingerbread Witch

“Trust was no longer something she gave away, no matter what her heart said.”
― Alexandra Overy, These Feathered Flames