Fletcher DeLancey > Quotes

“Under the eye of Fahla, who sees all, I speak so that all may hear. I love Andira Shaldone Tal. Her happiness is my ambition; her well-being is my purpose. All that is mine I place freely at her disposal, including my heart and my life, which I would gladly lay down to protect hers. This I swear in Fahla’s name. I am Salomen Arrin Opah, and I ask this of you: Will you speak for Mother and all of our ancestors, and accept Andira into our family?”
― Fletcher DeLancey, Without A Front: The Warrior's Challenge

“Salomen, Andira, I hear your petition. Under the eye of Fahla, who connects our past with our future, and in the name of my beloved Nashta and all of our ancestors, I say that Andira Shaldone Tal is now one of our family. May our descendants rejoice in this bond, which enriches our family beyond measure.” Tal dried her own eyes with her free”
― Fletcher DeLancey, Without A Front: The Warrior's Challenge

“The beautiful pain," Lanaril said. "That's what one of our oldest writers called it. The beautiful pain of remembrance and longing. A pain that only exists when we have loved, when we know what we're missing.”
― Fletcher DeLancey, Alsea Rising: Gathering Storm

“In her wildest dreams, Tal had never imagined an alien landing on Alsea and asking for her by name.”
― Fletcher DeLancey, The Caphenon

“Sometimes people don’t know what they truly want,” he said. “Sometimes it takes them longer to understand themselves.”
― Fletcher DeLancey, Vellmar the Blade

“How is it possible to want something so much and still be frightened of it?”
"The same way it’s possible to be frightened of something and still want it.”
― Fletcher DeLancey, Without a Front: The Producer's Challenge

“Lhyn watched her with a smile. “You do realize that’s your fourth cup and it’s not even midmeal. Shouldn’t you be starting a bit lower than full addict level?” “I am a full addict; what’s the use in pretending? Besides, it’s only three and a half cups.”
― Fletcher DeLancey, Catalyst

“But you don’t think you’re supposed to want that. Or perhaps you’re afraid of it. You denied yourself what you want and made yourself walk away from it, until I
gave you permission to stop denying.”
― Fletcher DeLancey, Outcaste

“These stars had always been her comfortable companions, their timelessness offering a sense of security and a connection to her ancestors.”
― Fletcher DeLancey, The Caphenon

“And when you have no control and no visible end to the suffering, death looks like the only way out.”
― Fletcher DeLancey, Outcaste

“Under the eye of Fahla, who sees all, I speak so that all may hear. I love Salomen Arrin Opah. Her happiness is my ambition; her well-being is my purpose. All that is mine I place freely at her disposal, including my heart and my life, which I would gladly lay down to protect hers. This I swear in Fahla’s name. I am Andira Shaldone Tal, and I ask this gift of you and Nashta and all your ancestors: Will you do me the honor of accepting me into your family?”
― Fletcher DeLancey, Without A Front: The Warrior's Challenge

“Andira shook her head. “I’m the Lancer. It’s my responsibility—” “—to do what only you can do. Not the things that others can do for you.”
― Fletcher DeLancey, The Caphenon

“Revi, tell her about your homework.” Despite her protestations about the height of chairs, Lynne was now leading Barney straight up the side of the couch. “This is amazing, Gretchen. She got assigned to look up a word. And I realized that I’ve gone my entire life without ever really knowing what it means.”

“Which word is that?” Gretchen looked at Revi curiously.

“Forgive,” said Revi. “I told Counselor Troi that I wasn’t sure I could ever forgive my mother, and if I couldn’t, then how could we ever move on? And she said that my forgiveness didn’t have the slightest thing to do with Mom. It only has to do with me. Then she told me to go home and look up the word.”

“And it means…”

“To stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone for an offense, flaw or mistake,” said Revi, obviously quoting from memory. “And to stop expecting punishment or restitution. It’s not about what she did or didn’t do. It’s about how I feel. I have control over that. I can choose to stop carrying around a lot of crap. It doesn’t change the facts of what happened, it just changes how I react to them.”

“And you’ve done that before, so you know it’s possible,” added Lynne.

“How interesting,” said Gretchen. “You’ve just taught me something. I thought forgiveness meant you had to stop blaming the other person for what they’d done, or stop holding them responsible.”

“Nope,” said Revi. “That’s absolution. I didn’t know that until yesterday, either. I’ll never absolve my father, and I’m not really sure I can absolve my mother. But I think that maybe I can forgive her…eventually…because that’s about me, and the gods know I need every advantage I can get.”
― Fletcher DeLancey, Forward Motion