Morgan L. Busse > Quotes

“Love gives, despite the cost.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Son of Truth

“Every time it feels like the world is out of control, all I have to do is look up, and I remember there is an order to everything. There is someone bigger than my problems, bigger than the Mist, bigger than anything that can happen in this world. And because of that, I can breathe a sigh of relief.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Secrets in the Mist

“Accepting help doesn't make you weak. It's like catching your breath so you can stand up again and help others. When one person is down, the other one is up.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Secrets in the Mist

“Our gift came from the Light. And so we give thanks for our gift, always remembering that we were given this power not to lord over our people, but to serve and protect them.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Mark of the Raven

“Because . . . Nothing worthwhile in life is free,” Balint said. “When it costs something, that item becomes much dearer. Yes, the Word could have saved all of mankind by just His words, but instead He chose to heal mankind in a different way, by taking on the hurt and darkness
Himself. And in doing so, we
realize just how dear we
are to Him.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Daughter of Light

“Do they seek healing from the One who can heal them, or do they bury the darkness again, where it can fester and grow like an infected wound? And that is a decision you cannot make for them. You can only present the choice.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Daughter of Light

“Better to have an education than a husband. At least you know what you’re getting with the education.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Tainted

“Caleb scoffed. “No one believes in the Word anymore.” “He doesn’t need to be believed in to exist. And He has not forgotten you.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Daughter of Light

“Once again, she was struck by how different Lord Damien was compared to Lord Raoul. His words had made her feel exposed; Damien's made her feel beautiful. Like a lady.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Mark of the Raven

“He was her anchor, and she was his fire.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Blood Secrets

“Sometimes the hardest part of sacrifice is choosing to live.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Heir of Hope

“I guess that is what happens when people become too familiar with sacred things. They become commonplace and forgotten.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Daughter of Light

“Rowen saw her life spread out before her, a long narrow road barely visible in the darkness, lined by dark jagged cliffs and even darker crevices. But at the end of that road blazed a light so radiant it stood in sharp contrast to the lonely black road that represented her life below. Her heart gasped at the sight. She desired the light at the end, but the path to it terrified her.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Daughter of Light

“Do not waste your life wishing to be who you are not. Instead, let us continue to find out what kind of hands you were given. There is a reason for every birth. We will discover yours.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Winter's Maiden

“Rowen swallowed the lump in her throat. No, that could not be a gift. There was something wrong with her. And whatever it was would forever separate her from those around her.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Daughter of Light

“Could he be interested in her? How did people know? Perhaps if she had grown up like a normal woman, she would know when a man was interested in her. Instead, she grew up in a monastery where there were no such feelings, at least not openly expressed.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Heir of Hope

“I believe it caused each person to see the darkness inside themselves, incapacitating those we found outside the walls.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Daughter of Light

“Damien tuned out Lady Ragna’s greeting to House Rafel and studied her daughters again.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Mark of the Raven

“Better to have an education than a husband. At least you know what you're getting with the education.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Tainted

“With each pulse of light he felt himself stripped of everything, until he lay in cold darkness, blinded by the single beam of truth shining over him. He could not run from it. He could not hide from it. Instead, he lay crouched beneath it, naked and exposed. And, for the first time in his life, Caleb saw himself for what he was.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Daughter of Light

“Open your heart a little today. Then a little more tomorrow. Open your heart to the Word and to humanity. It won't come all in one day. But if you keep at this, you will change. You will heal.”
― Morgan L. Busse, Winter's Maiden