Kellen Graves > Quotes

“When frustrated tears finally broke over his lashes, he attempted to squeeze them away, but Eridanys noticed. He sighed, using his thumbs to wipe them from Alba’s cheeks before they could drip all the way down.
“There’s enough salt in the sea,” he whispered. “Don’t add to it with tears, Albatross.”
― Kellen Graves, A Bone in His Teeth

“He would be the sun Taran mac Delbaith flew too close to.”
― Kellen Graves, Lord of Silver Ashes

“Falling from a great height, the wings on his back were nothing but melted wax and scattered feathers.
He never should have flown so close, no matter how warm and decadent Cylvan's light had been.”
― Kellen Graves, Lord of Silver Ashes

“What if I can't reach a shore to call from?" Alba asked.

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"Then I will beseech the sea to rise high enough for me to reach you," Eridanys said without hesitation. "And I think she would listen.”
― Kellen Graves, A Bone in His Teeth

“He was marrying Cylvan dé Tuatha dé Danann, after all, who was the most dramatic creature to walk on two legs.”
― Kellen Graves, Herald of the Witch's Mark

“He didn't need god where even salt couldn't cleanse wickedness --he would bring his own fire. He would take care of the devil himself, with the flames of cast-off souls and a shotgun in his hand.”
― Kellen Graves, A Bone in His Teeth

“I have thought of nothing else but you since the day we met. I understand Niamh's grief more than ever before without you here.”
― Kellen Graves, Herald of the Witch's Mark

“I want everyone to know you're mine, and only mine, and they will rue the day their eyes linger immorally on you for longer than a moment.”
― Kellen Graves, Herald of the Witch's Mark

“If this was what it meant to die, Saffron had to wonder why Persephone in myth ever thought to return to the surface at all. He would take her place without question.”
― Kellen Graves, Lord of Silver Ashes

“Then," he went on, though his voice had lost some of its intensity. "At least stop sacrificing owls to prove a point." "I'm not going to do that either." "Ryder-!" "I'm not going to make myself smaller, or quieter, or more easily swallowed for the people who want me dead.”
― Kellen Graves, Herald of the Witch's Mark

“I've never been more certain of anything. There has never been anything I've ever wanted more than you. I have no doubts. You cannot escape me; if you try and run, I'll find you anywhere you go. That's my warning.”
― Kellen Graves, Herald of the Witch's Mark

“If you intend on being prince, and then king, you really should learn how to make your demands harder to refuse," Ryder smiled. "Come on, be a little brattier. Maybe I'll fold and give you anything you like. Do to me whatever you did to wrangle your prince." "Oh, bratty works for you?" "It would from you.”
― Kellen Graves, Herald of the Witch's Mark

“The field was positively horrendous this morning… ah, perfect. A place to wipe my shoes.”
― Kellen Graves, Herald of the Witch's Mark

“But,” Saffron continued encouragingly. “I’ve also seen… the sunnier parts of you, too. Like your wind magic, your dumb jokes, your messy bathroom counter. And of course… what made me like you so much in the first place—the way you talk about romantic stories. None of those things are very Night Prince, in my opinion.”
― Kellen Graves, Prince of the Sorrows

“You really should be taught some manners, Lord Saffron," he said. "I will be sure to do so later, out of sight of my esteemed guests. Until then, I want you to continue watching me dance with everyone except you, until the jealousy eats you alive.”
― Kellen Graves, Herald of the Witch's Mark

“familiar didn’t mean good. Familiar didn’t mean safe.”
― Kellen Graves, A Bone in His Teeth

“Because it implies I don't know what I want." Saffron didn't expect his tone to come out so firmly. "Or that I don't know what's best for me. If I need something specific from you, mister Kyteler, I will be sure to ask. I appreciate your offer to help me learn magic, and I can assure you I will take advantage of what you have to offer when I think I need it-" "You're welcome to take advantage of me in any way you like.”
― Kellen Graves, Herald of the Witch's Mark

“As they did, their tail continued sweeping back and forth, and Saffron suddenly understood what made cats chase the ends of string.”
― Kellen Graves, Herald of the Witch's Mark