Renee Vincent > Quotes

“You are correct in saying that desires often come from things we cannot easily gain - mine, being that of your love. By all accounts, I do wish I could steal it. But I am not that sort of man. I will wait. Forever and a day...I will wait.”
― Renee Vincent

“You are my next breath. You are the reason I breathe at all.
~ Breandán Mac Liam”
― Renee Vincent, Mac Liam

“And I cannot break the bonds of my word. Only you can release me from that promise. Say what you want from me, Mara. Say it, or I shall sooner die here in your arms waiting."
~Dægan Ræliksen”
― Renee Vincent, Raeliksen

“As long as it makes you happy. For the rest of my life, I will do whatever it takes to ensure it. As my wife, you will not want for anything. What you desire, I will provide.”
― Renee Vincent, The Temperate Warrior

“Dying a thousand deaths in my head to protect you is better than losing you one time in the flesh."
~ Gustaf Ræliksen”
― Renee Vincent, The Temperate Warrior

“If my brother, Dægan, was still alive to herald this moment, I know he would have something poetically moving to say. But where I lack in speech, I make up for in determination. Let my actions speak for themselves, for I will have my vengeance. As the last living son of Rælik, I will defend my father’s honor and uphold his noble name. Rally the men for council—my Æsa needs me.”
~ Gustaf Ræliksen”
― Renee Vincent, The Temperate Warrior

“My home was in turmoil. But the land, itself, was not. Have you ever noticed that trees fight not against the very ground that holds them. And the rocks of the mountains do not crumble to the rising rivers below. Only men do that. Only men fight for things beyond their power. And only men can be convinced that greatness comes from winning the fight.”
― Renee Vincent, The Emerald Isle Trilogy Boxed Set

“I would like to believe there is more to this cursed life than just an honorable death.” “Like what?” Vegard said disdainfully. “Like peace.” “Peace? Peace you say? Dægan, you will spend a lifetime looking for peace! Where there is man, there is war. ‘Tis been that way since the dawn of time.”
― Renee Vincent, The Emerald Isle Trilogy Boxed Set