T.T. Escurel > Quotes

“We are kindred spirits, you and I... One day you will realize you don't have to fight your nature. You can live your life freely... I want to be there when that happens.”
― T.T. Escurel, The House of Rose

“I’ve never believed in fairy tales. One day, the fairies will tell this story. There will be a valiant prince, a part no doubt played in history by the brave Vartan who journeys to rescue his bride from a dragon. There will be fairies. There will be horse-birds and there will be an enchanted blade. But, I will no doubt be stricken from the tale, a cursed blemish on a shining story. Happy endings don’t always happen in the real world.”
― T.T. Escurel, The House of Rose

“We did the usual beauty, grace, anti-dirt spell, voice of a songbird, the works…it is never that kind of beauty that we gift. It is a spell. You are the most beautiful woman in the world to your true love. To everyone else, well… that’s up to nature. But, you are decently pretty. I don’t know why you are complaining.”
― T.T. Escurel, The House of Rose

“Don’t blame the hunter if you aren’t paying attention enough to spot the traps.”
― T.T. Escurel, The Conservancy

“Freedom is a rare gift... Quite easily taken for granted and even more easily taken away.”
― T.T. Escurel, The House of Rose

“I would swear that I could practically hear crickets in the ensuing silence, if not for the fact that the stale air probably kills anything that requires oxygen to breathe.”
― T.T. Escurel, The Conservancy

“You’ve followed Malexia for years. You have done terrible things. So, if as you say, you have a will of your own, did you do those things because you were ordered, or did you do them of your own free will?”
― T.T. Escurel, The House of Rose