Shae Ford > Quotes

“No worse bargain was ever made than the fool who traded friends for gold.”
― Shae Ford, Harbinger

“Words are powerful and dangerous things — uttered in an instant, yet lasting for an age. They touch the heart, change the mind, and feed the spirit. With nothing else can the truth be bent. The man who understands this may hold the whole realm captive upon his tongue.”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“I hope death isn’t nearly as dark as life!”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“Regardless of the circumstances of our births, hidden within each of us is a world of our own devising: our”
― Shae Ford, Slight and Shadow

“If there is any love in the real world at all, then it's because it was fought for, worked for. Love is a hard-won, and often bittersweet, reward. But in spite of all of this, love remains a powerful salve for the weariness of our world. Someone once said that death doesn't stop love — it only interrupts it. And I think that about sums it up.”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“Words are powerful and dangerous things - uttered in an instant, yet lasting for an age. They touch the heart, change the mind, and feed the spirit. With nothing else can the truth be bent. The man who understands this may hold the whole realm captive upon his tongue.”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“There are times when death seems certain”
― Shae Ford, Harbinger

“The greatest power I have is that which I give myself … and in the quiet of the darkness, I see only what must be done.”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“words are powerful and dangerous things … all those who read are searching — they seek to fill the empty portions of their souls. It”
― Shae Ford, Daybreak

“Stories take on a life of their own, don't they? They're creatures carried gently by word and voice, but never quite bound. Long after the last line falls hushed, I can still hear the clang of swords and the cries of my heroes - proof that they travel even beyond the tongue. Yes, stories speak to us like none among the living can.”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“Maybe there are some points men aren't supposed to reach, some sights we aren't meant to see. It's good to know the earth still has her secrets.”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“Fear can't kill you. Oh, it can freeze you. It can scare you into giving up - but it can't kill you. What kills you are all the little things you didn't do because you were too scared to do them. It's the regret that gets you in the end.”
― Shae Ford, Slight and Shadow

“Words do no good unless you’re ready to hear them.”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“Fear can't kill you. Oh, it can freeze you. It can scare you into giving up — but it can't kill you. What kills you are all the little things you didn't do because you were too scared to do them. It's the regret that gets you in the end.”
― Shae Ford, Slight and Shadow

“It's when you want something so badly, but it's always just out of reach. Then somebody else comes along, someone who knows nothing of your struggles. They don't understand the heartache you've had to endure. They simply walk up, and they take it — they take the thing you wanted so badly straight out of your grasp. And you can't even be angry because deep in your heart, you know they're better suited for it. That's what it feels like to be jealous.”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“if a man wants for nothing, he will dream of nothing. Though”
― Shae Ford, Slight and Shadow

“There are times when death seems certain, and hope is dim. But in those times, I forget my fears. I do not see the storm that rages, or the battle that looms ahead. I close my eyes to the dangers - and in the quiet of the darkness, I see only what must be done.”
― Shae Ford, Harbinger

“No matter how the blows jolted his arms, he would keep swinging. No matter how the scythe trembled in his hands, he would hold on. No matter how weak he thought he was — he would be strong enough to protect her.”
― Shae Ford, Slight and Shadow

“My flesh will heal. These wounds will close and pass away. But there are marks on my heart that will never heal. Those are the only wounds worth my tears, giant. They are the reason I weep.”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“He remembered the days when he’d been able to do extraordinary things simply by imagining them. Now it no longer seemed possible. The”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“We always have to have an answer for everything. And when we don’t, we try to imagine one. Sometimes what a man can dream up is far more terrifying than anything he can explain.”
― Shae Ford, Slight and Shadow

“It’s remarkable how our lives change with the seasons, isn’t it? Every winter we survive wilts us a little more. A man’s first spring is considerably greener than his last.”
― Shae Ford, Dragonsbane

“Not everyone is content with what they are,” she added with a distant look. “Some of us long for what we wish to be … for what we can’t be.” For”
― Shae Ford, Daybreak

“Time is precious, my darling - so don't you drown it in tears.”
― Shae Ford, Harbinger

“Regardless of the circumstances of our births”
― Shae Ford, Slight and Shadow

“may your heart find joy, may your soul know peace, and may the sunlight brighten your steps.”
― Shae Ford, Slight and Shadow

“Regardless of the circumstances of our births, hidden within each of us is a world of our own devising: our minds. Every thought, desire and even our unconscious dreams serve in its construction. It is a living thing. The pathways are ever-changing, new wings form the moment the old ones have crumbled, and the secrets - oh, the secrets scream out from the walls, trying to snare the unwary adventurer.”
― Shae Ford, Slight and Shadow

“All men are mighty, when they known they're bound to win. It's when a man's made small that you can see him for what he truly is.”
― Shae Ford, Daybreak