Deborah Grace White > Quotes

“A good man does more and says less about it.”
― Deborah Grace White, Song of Winds

“Chance? I don't think so. These things are mysterious, certainly, and difficult to predict, even for the wisest. But there is not much chance in magic. Chance is merely the name humans give to any purpose that they cannot understand."
-Elddreki”
― Deborah Grace White, Captives of the Curse

“My point is, I had been turning into a beast long before I ever met that enchantress. I'll be forever grateful that you could somehow see something of worth beneath all that mess."
-Justin”
― Deborah Grace White, Kingdom of Beauty

“But, I intend to improve. That's why we got married, isn't it? I'm supposed to have the rest of our lives to get better at putting you first. So I don't care whether it would serve me right, I'm not going home without my wife."
-Jonan”
― Deborah Grace White, Captive's Return

“up.” “You don’t have to be invulnerable, Scarlett,” said Jonan gently. “No one can be. We all have weaknesses.”
― Deborah Grace White, Captives of the Curse

“I didn't leave. You sent me away, but I didn't go. I left the room, of course. I felt I couldn't refuse your request. But I couldn't bear to deliver such news to you and then leave you alone. I wept with you Sarai, I just did it on the other side of the door."
-Germain”
― Deborah Grace White, Legacy of the Curse

“From my observation, life is all sacrifice. I think some pernicious fate rules over everything, with the aim of denying us all what we want. And our character is demonstrated by how well we can handle it."
-Elnora”
― Deborah Grace White, Heir of the Curse

“A cheer went up around them, picked up by others further back who surely couldn’t see the couple and likely had no idea what they were cheering about.”
― Deborah Grace White, The Kyona Chronicles: Complete Series

“I think I told you once before, Marieke, I’m under no one’s control but my own.”
― Deborah Grace White, A Splintered Land

“They’ll hurt you to get to me. They’ll kill you. And I’m very much afraid I’d start a war just to prevent it.” -Cassius”
― Deborah Grace White, Ties of Dust

“It’s not that I want to protect you, Flora. That would imply I want to see you in danger so as to have the satisfaction of being protector. Nothing could be further from the truth. But when I see you under attack, I find it impossible to simply stand by. Call yourself my bodyguard if you wish—it won’t change a thing.”
― Deborah Grace White, Ties of Dust: Tethered Hearts

“the sudden impact of Jonan’s fist smashing into his face. The motion had been so swift that Scarlett could only gasp as her brother dropped heavily to the flagstones. She waited for a moment, but it quickly became clear he was unconscious. “I really don’t like your brother,” said Jonan, trying to speak lightly, but betrayed by the rapid rise and fall of his chest, and the angry glint in his eyes. “Neither do I,” said Scarlett accusingly, “but you don’t see me punching him in the face every time he says something rude. I think you broke his nose, Jo.” “I hope I did,” said Jonan savagely, massaging his fist.”
― Deborah Grace White, The Kyona Chronicles: Complete Series

“And yet, he must have a different type of power, because she couldn’t deny that she was under his spell.”
― Deborah Grace White, A Splintered Land