Robin Dalmar > Quotes

“It’s worth a try," he conceded.
"See?" Raevan repeated, savoring the small victory. "It’s worth a try.”
― Robin Dalmar, Cove of Storms

“Joury had died with a sword in his hand, and it still
didn’t make a difference to Matthias.

Dead was dead.”
― Robin Dalmar, Cove of Storms

“He wished so many people would stop focusing on how they die and start focusing on not dying at all.”
― Robin Dalmar, Cove of Storms

“Furious, she turned away from him to storm back to the entrance.

Raevan looked at Matthias as if he’d just sunk their ship and now had to row back home.”
― Robin Dalmar, Cove of Storms

“Not me. I wouldn’t want to know my future.”
“Me neither,” Matthias admitted. “I’d rather change the
past.”
― Robin Dalmar, Cove of Storms

“Matthias knew that she would never cross the line in a way that he did when it came to loss. And he would never fault her for it.”
― Robin Dalmar, Cove of Storms

“Matthias grew angry at the common thought that time would heal all. It seemed to be the opposite for him—the longer he stayed away from what he had lost, the more painful it seemed.

Joury was slipping from his grasp, and Matthias couldn't bear the thought of being left behind. But he also couldn't bring himself to move forward.”
― Robin Dalmar, Cove of Storms

“The group must have fled after being discovered, and the rest after taking the brunt end of Anya’s fireball.

Matthias reminded himself never to get on her bad side.”
― Robin Dalmar, Cove of Storms

“She was so powerful, capable of destroying entire worlds with just one gesture - how could anyone be scared of something as simple as his runes when someone like this existed?”
― Robin Dalmar, Cove of Storms

“He felt his heart constrict as he prepared to do the
unthinkable. To take someone’s life on a whim, without
mercy or hint of humanity. He felt like he should’ve said something.

Explain why he was doing this. To close the situation for good.

In his mind, he tried to justify his actions. This man
caused so much pain and chaos. But the man was dying, and there was no point in wasting his breath on a speech just to appease himself.”
― Robin Dalmar, Cove of Storms

“His voice strained with the fear of being misunderstood again, and his body started to shake. He couldn’t explain away something that has always been there. But he wanted her on his side with this. But now that he’d been backed into a corner, the wisest policy was honesty.

And the truth came pouring out in a desperate torrent.”
― Robin Dalmar, Cove of Storms

“And when she looked up at him with such a tender
expression, Matthias thought he’d convinced her. But then suddenly, her eyes hardened, and he realized he was in for a fight.”
― Robin Dalmar, Cove of Storms

“What Raevan did was in the name of survival, but it almost cost him his life if Anya hadn’t been there. Raevan was a slave to Sulan’s bidding, and Matthias couldn’t blame him completely. But his loyalty was misplaced.”
― Robin Dalmar, Cove of Storms

“I hate that woman. But we loved each other once, and I can’t let her die.”

Matthias tried to empathize with how he felt, but it was hard. Raevan was a bigger person than he was. He was doing everything he could to stop someone he hated from dying.

And here Matthias was, dragging himself through the dirt just to bring back someone he loved entirely from his own failures.”
― Robin Dalmar, Cove of Storms