K.J. Colt > Quotes

“shyness just means you’re not ready to be your real self. I read that in a book once.”
― K.J. Colt, Concealed Power

“The best revenge isn’t killing your enemy. The best revenge is living well.”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“Sometimes leadership is thrust on those who are not ready for it. Few choose the responsibility.” Carrac glanced at Udor. “Some steal it for no reason than to advance their own desires.” “I”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“Combat revolves around what you cannot see. If you only trust what your opponent shows, the battle is lost before it is begun.” Jarrett’s”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“fate is neither righteous nor fair. We may have the blood of our masters in our veins, but never let your arrogance blind you to reality. We live in a world surrounded by hate, by hungry steel in blood-soaked hands.”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“There are tears on your cheeks. Do not show anyone your heart. Your heart is your weakness. It is the first thing people will abuse. Your compassion is like a house built on sand. It makes you unsteady, unreliable. You must get control over it.”
― K.J. Colt, Concealed Power

“for my current predicament. I turned to observe my friend Jemely on a horse behind one of King Erageo’s personal royal guards. The king was the one who had forced me to Meligna against my will”
― K.J. Colt, Blood Healing

“Children, wyrmlings, little ones, younglings…in whatever tongue you call them, the meaning is still the same. They represent the future, the next generation, the continuation and growth of the species. Their importance goes beyond an individual merely passing along our genes. In a sense, they are everything a society must treasure and nurture if the society is to continue to exist in the future. The next generation is everything we fight for every single day, everything we work towards, everything we sacrifice and suffer for. They are us. Killing an adult is a terrible thing, yes, for this act robs a society of its present. To take the life of a child is to rob it of its future. It is a universal constant in almost all civilisations that to harm a child—physically, mentally, or sexually—is an abhorrent act punishable by the harshest”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“hundreds of caves where I could hide. Competing in the Bestial Passage had given me the worst injuries of my life, but none of that compared to the blows to my pride and honour. I’d stupidly fallen for Skelkra, the boy who’d betrayed me, and his child grew in my womb. My horse shook his head, jerked sideways, and whinnied. When he slowed to a trot, I looked anxiously over my shoulder at the grey outline of Vilseek city, searching for Father’s fighters. Fortunately, no one had seen me steal the horse. When I saw that no one followed, I turned”
― K.J. Colt, Refuge

“You will learn that the world is full of good people and bad people, but distinguishing between them is nigh impossible.’ ‘If we are wealthy, does it mean we are greedy too?’ Mother sniffed. ‘I don’t like to admit it, but yes, I was greedy. The world is an insecure place, and I grew up poor and was afraid of being poor again. Fear makes people selfish, but if everyone is selfish, then those who need help won’t receive any.’ ‘So”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“Within every heart lives two dragons, a dragon of Hope and a dragon of Hate, both mighty and powerful in equal measure. They war constantly, always struggling for dominance to be the rightful ruler of your heart. You feed them with your actions. All that drives us in life is fuelled by either hope or hate. Hate is the dark mirror of hope, empowering our hearts with the same fire and energy but striving for different ends. Hate drives us to bring those above us to ruin, while hope exalts us to raise ourselves up beyond where we are. We want to better ourselves, or drag down someone else so we are on top. The”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“Leadership is not about pushing people around. Leadership is about protecting the weak and bolstering the strong. It is about solidarity and unity. Two are better than one.”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“Silly, spiteful hoof-heads are everywhere. Even I have enemies, but the people who matter are those who hug you when you’re sad, and make you laugh when you’re angry. They’ll always forgive your mistakes. And when you look in a mirror and only see ugliness, they’ll remind you that you’re beautiful.’ I”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“A wounded animal can only run so long before the hunter comes to claim it. The stains of his trail grow darker. They”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“away from Healer Euka, but the ambassador took a step forward, grabbed Jemely’s shoulder, and spoke several words that made Jemely spin around in shock. Jemely had stood there frozen like an ice sculpture, eyes wide, lips parted, and when finally she reacted she brought her hands together and begged. I yanked open the front door of Mystoria to join them, but Healer Euka spotted me and scurried to join Bikat and Hawrald, our guards, in the street. Upon asking Jemely about their conversation, she’d shouted at me to mind my own business.”
― K.J. Colt, Blood Healing

“Either his troubles were over, or they had only just begun.”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“Unfortunately, wisdom and happiness are old enemies, and where one can be found, the other seldom lingers.”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“A good leader must always know fear,” he replied. “Fear sharpens our senses, and helps us to prepare.”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“snapped to Bikat’s. They gave chase, drawing their swords at the same time. My horse’s reins had gathered high on its neck. It lifted its head and angled its ears toward the commotion. I leaned forward”
― K.J. Colt, Blood Healing

“It was good to have a companion, though a baby dragon would hardly have been her first choice.”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“Silly of him not to anticipate attacks by giant birds. The”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“If you want something badly enough, you can have it. The question is: what are you willing to sacrifice for it?” Kyra”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“Being sure of things in life, he realized, was easy; questioning things was what was hard.”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“what people don’t know, or understand, stirs hatred and fear.’ ‘Is that why”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“First thing in the morning, we will get you started on that arm.” “Get me started on it? You mean that I will be the one healing it?” she said. “Aye. To a layman, that injury is a curse, but to a budding white wizard, it is motivation. The sooner you learn the art, the sooner you end your suffering,”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“quieted my mind and spread my focus to every rustle, creak, and call from the wild lands. Nature had a rhythm akin to the beating of a drum or heart,”
― K.J. Colt, Refuge

“never take at face value that which can be proved,”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“Wait! Don’t you ever sleep?” she asked. “Not if I can avoid it. Tremendous waste of time,” he said. Myranda”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“immediacy of his situation had just increased exponentially.  He”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery

“Maybe he shouldn’t be so surprised that the intelligence he invoked took on a human shape. A beautiful, feminine, sensual shape. Focus, Blaise, focus.”
― K.J. Colt, Legends: Fifteen Tales of Sword and Sorcery