Georgina Warren > Quotes

“I won't have her exposing her bloomers to the entire court!”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“Now you see that I made some dreadful mistakes in my youth. I placed my trust in the wrong bird, and other birds paid the price for it. I hope all of you will be more mindful of how you use your voices in future. Nobody can give you all the answers on how to use your voice. Sometimes you must make that decision yourselves. Be objective, and if you decide to challenge the laws of nature, make sure that you do it for the right reasons.”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“I know you struggled with a lifetime of prejudice on account of being a cowbird,” Patoise said. “And maybe I didn’t realize it because I wanted to suppress all of that pain with my love. But I’m proud to have you as my child, and I will break all of nature’s laws to keep my family safe.”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“She met other birds, but each time she demonstrated her talent at vocal mimicry, they teased her. Even outside of her family’s home, all of the other birds thought it was unnatural for her to have so many voices when one did just as well for them. But the truth was, the others derided the thrush because they envied her abilities.”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“The lonely thrush knew that, at her age, she ought to consider finding a mate, but she could not bring herself to seek out other thrushes. Patoise had encountered a few thrushes on her travels, but the sight of other speckled birds only brought back memories she wished to forget, memories of the thrushes that had abandoned her and the family that had disowned her.”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“Within my soul, I know I cannot be just dragon or just human because these identities are irrevocably intertwined.”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“those thrushes wanted to deny her voice and keep pretending that all birds have the same song. Haven’t we all wanted to belong somewhere? When you’ve faced so much opposition in one lifetime, it’s hard to differentiate between your opponents and your friends, especially if they are all telling you to disappear and not to bother them by revealing a quality that they don’t possess,” Biggins said.”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“I highly applaud you for writing this book. It takes time and a tremendous amount of effort to write and I know you put your heart and soul into this publication. I hope that it will be a success.”
― Georgina Warren

“When I took Icteridan as my mate and adopted his chicks as my own children, I hoped that all my troubles would end, but each day brings a new set of challenges. My daughter is too clever for me, and now she challenges all my attempts to give her advice.”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“There are so many things I can do, and yet everyone I met outside the palace only sees the things I can’t do. Prince Jovian is the first man I have met who doesn’t treat me like a fragile glass or a broken tool, and I’m not going to lose him!”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“Patoise realized that her past was catching up to her, in spite of all her attempts to suppress it. Her family had questions leading Patoise back to her memories of her old life, and she was unable to deny the answers they were seeking.”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“The queen reassured her. “None of us are above making mistakes,” she said. “Even queens can make mistakes. After my coronation, I passed a law that made my subjects very unhappy. When I realized this, I set about amending the law so that they wouldn’t suffer. Sometimes mistakes let us learn why things are done in certain ways and not others. While many mistakes lead to failure, at other times, a mistake leads us to find a better path.”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“A lizard with multiple heads like chickens appeared from a dark cave near the orchard. “I am a cockatrice, and these are my plums! Touch a single fruit and you will perish!”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“Please, remove these coins!” he cried. “I will give up all of them for one morsel of food and a night’s peaceful sleep. I have been passed around and hunted like a thief. It is not a good thing to have the value of your currency linked with your personal being.”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“I understood what you were implying! You and Father like to pretend we are all equal, but we are not! When my brothers make mistakes, the other birds don’t expect them to fail the way they expect me to fail, because while these warbler chicks have one warbler for a father, I’m just the odd bird who got placed in the wrong nest, with the wrong mother!” Molothra shouted.”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“But Patoise still couldn’t bring herself to deny her gift, and she could not bear to rejoin the other woodland birds and become the lonely, neglected bird that nobody loved.”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“Patoise was afraid that all her attempts to live a more honorable life would be compromised if these birds knew her shameful secrets. The other birds proved to be more perceptive than Patoise expected though, and they understood that there was more to her life than what she told them.”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“Finally, the wedding feast was ready. The dishes on the table included raw boar, roasted sticks, slugs, reptile eggs, and butterflies in cocoons. All of the dishes were well suited to the tastes of the foul ogres.”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“The little thrush shivered from the cold and from noticing that this bird was slightly larger than most of her contemporaries. Patoise also noticed that the crow had two normal legs and an extra offshoot from her right leg that had another foot and toes.”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“Aisimetra responded, “You are a greater fool to lack fear of a mother’s rage. Leave now or face the consequences for your larceny.”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“Especially if we disagree. The most important quality in any family is not whether we are the same type of bird. What matters most is that we share an unbreakable bond of love and trust. I have always loved you, your brothers and your father, and I never once wished for anything better than the family I have now.”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“You didn’t want to be different, but you cannot deny your own voice. I urge you to think about how you want to use it. All the other birds look up to you now, and they might see you as a leader around whom they can gather.”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“For years I have tried to teach you kindness to people different from yourself, and yet you still mock your stepsister for her lack of feet. She will never have a perfect body, but she doesn’t need one to be happy. The only people who suffer are the ones who expect her to conform to their standard of perfection.”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers

“There will always be more hunting birds to pursue us, but this hawk will devastate our communities if we let him continue these mad hunts. What’s more, he is orchestrating our demise by corrupting our children. His actions have blurred the line between predator and prey, but we cannot possibly survive if he should alter the established order of nature. If you want to protect your colonies, your nests, your mates, and your chicks, let us fly together and reclaim our dignity!”
― Georgina Warren, Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers