Madisyn Carlin > Quotes

“That reaction is totally uncalled for. When have I ever had a bad idea?”

“Would you prefer the list in writing or verbally?”
― Madisyn Carlin, Crown

“He allows us to walk through the fire, but He is always holding our hand through that fire.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Iron

“You’re supposed to be dead.”

“So I’ve heard.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Key

“After four months, grief shouldn’t hurt this much. Shouldn’t threaten to rend her heart in a thousand pieces.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Shattered Reaction

“Since when was truth marked as treason?

- DECEIVED”
― Madisyn Carlin, Deceived

“Nothing he faced was too difficult for God, and the Maker of the world already knew how Loren’s story would end.

The thought offered a bit of bittersweet comfort. He didn’t want to die, but at least his future wasn’t haphazard—wasn’t unplanned or unknown to God.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Shattered Reflection

“Trust me.”
A dangerous request. Trusting Red usually resulted in a near-death experience.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Iron

“Nothing you do now can undo what’s been done. You can’t change the past.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Shattered Reflection

“The Beginning was always with her, no matter how alone she felt.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Crown

“The Good Book tells us He’ll never leave or forsake us.” Prescott stared at the spiderweb of scars on his right hand. “He’s with us even during the hard times, and I think we’re reminded of that when a bird sings after a storm, a hare hops through the snow during a harsh winter, and when the first ray of sun breaks through a barrier of clouds.”

A Tender Heart by Madisyn Carlin”
― Madisyn Carlin, Seize the Love

“There was no way he could fight his way out, not this time.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Shattered Reflection

“They said you’d make it. I agreed. You’re too annoying to die.”
― Madisyn Carlin, A Silent Hope

“The Beginning allows us to walk through the fire, but He is forever holding our hand through that fire. It is not by our own strength we persevere, but His.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Iron

“You have that expression again.”
“What expression?”
“The one indicating you’re plotting someone’s demise.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Iron

“Do you need me to carry you?”

“I’d rather make an angry badger’s acquaintance.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Shattered Resistance

“If He could weave the tapestry of time, if He could predetermine each person’s path, He could hold her safe and fast in the storm.

Tears burned Zinnia’s eyes. In the breaking, in the pain, in the questions, He never left her.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Shattered Reaction

“Two days ago, birdsong filled the air, which smelled of promise and upcoming summer.

So much for that. Instead, she awoke to another blizzard.

Welcome to the Lowlands, where spring is merely a two-degree warmer extension of winter.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Shattered Reaction

“If anyone is decrepit, it’s you.”

“How? I wasn’t the one who mistook salt for flour and ruined an entire pot of stew.”

“It enhanced the flavor.”

“To the point of almost killing us. I’m just now able to taste properly.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Shattered Resistance

“Grinding his teeth, he shoved his hands into the sudsy water and splashed it onto his face. Steam drifted above the pale suds, thin and insubstantial before dissipating. The scalding water burned his face, but the pain was worth it. It tethered him to reality and the reminder that he could not fail. Not again.

Please, please give me courage.

It was his heart’s cry and his soul’s plea. He needed the courage to stand strong. Needed the courage to speak up.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Shattered Revelation

“Perseverance is crucial to surviving life, my darling girl. If you give up at the first sign of trouble, you will fail all that is thrown at you. And you, Isadora, will have much thrown your way.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Crown

“I always have a plan. Now, whether it’s a good plan can only be determined after it’s implemented.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Arrow

“Each of us is made in the image of God. We are told He individually forms us, knitting us, to borrow from the verse you just read. He determines what color of eyes we’ll have, when we’ll say our first and last words, and when we’ll take our first and final steps. A baby is a human being even in the womb, milady.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Shattered Revelation

“Shadows were both a man’s best friend and his worst enemy.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Lilac

“When he signed up for the seemingly-insignificant job, Coulter thought it’d be simple. Capture the target and return her to Melsborrow.

He hadn’t counted on a trio of caterwaulin’ females who did nothing but threaten his eardrums’ longevity with their shrieks and hollers.

- "No Matter What" by Madisyn Carlin”
― Madisyn Carlin, The Black Rose Collection

“Infuriating people? Canon could do that. Fashioning—and breaking into—locks? He excelled at that too. He could even put Breac to shame with how much he ate.

But hacking through a thorn-riddled path?

That was a new experience.

And one he didn’t care to repeat.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Shattered Revision

“Well. I never thought the day would come where we both agree on something.”

“Don’t get used to it.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Arrow

“If someone left Redwyn alone for half a day, the toddler would bring down the palace. How, Calvin did not know, but it would happen. Redwyn possessed a capacity for mischief and trouble that far exceeded her parents’.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Crown

“Calaine lifted her chin a smidge and resisted the urge to smooth her hands over her skirt. Ma always said one’s personality made the outfit—a sour disposition made the prettiest silk look unsightly, but a pleasing smile could cause the rattiest homespun dress to look like an elegant gown. So, instead of returning the man’s glare, she offered a tiny smile. She would win him over, this crabby curmudgeon, and work for his unpleasant self until she raised enough money for Jared’s cure.”
― Madisyn Carlin, A Silent Hope

“It brought to mind the multiple times she'd watched Carter forge a horsehoe. The iron had to be heated until it was red hot before Carter could begin shaping it.
Right now, it felt like Red was in the shaping stage.
She couldn't wait for it to be over.
"Trust Him, Redwyn," Halda murmured. "Stop trying to endure the fire on your own.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Iron

“Remember, I’m doing the talking. You’ll manage to insult someone and get us killed.”
― Madisyn Carlin, Deceived