H.L. Burke > Quotes

“as a free woman, I retain the right to be ridiculous whenever I wish.”
― H.L. Burke, Dragon's Curse

“Besides, who makes all these silly rules?”
― H.L. Burke, An Ordinary Knight: A Fairy Cursed Fable

“This world is awful to beautiful things.”
― H.L. Burke, Wishing on a Supervillain

“Forget? No.” Conner frowned. “It has been decades, and I still remember every detail about her: her smell, her touch, the way her voice hummed in my ears. Why would I want to forget any of that? Those memories are my treasures.”
― H.L. Burke, Dragon's Rival

“That someone would mourn her death made her long to live in the fiercest way."

Alancia's Dance, Hall of Heroes Anthology”
― H. L. Burke

“You're kind and patient and honorable, and yes, maybe those aren't flashy, magical, extraordinary traits. Maybe being all those things does make you a bit ordinary, but the ordinary things are the important things.”
― H.L. Burke, An Ordinary Knight: A Fairy Cursed Fable

“Then again, maybe the standard office space was already evil enough that villainy couldn’t improve on it.”
― H.L. Burke, DOSA Files: Tales from the SVR Universe, Volume 1

“Whoever had set up this security system had somehow incorporated biological and man-made components. She’d heard such things theorized, but no one had even come close.”
― H.L. Burke, Nyssa Glass and the House of Mirrors

“Dusty’s methods I don’t particularly care for, but if he wants to kill a flea with an axe, more power to him.” She”
― H.L. Burke, An Ordinary Knight: A Fairy Cursed Fable

“I warned Harold against him, but he didn’t listen. I think he liked him because their names rhyme, if you want my honest opinion. Kings can be frivolous that way.” Percy”
― H.L. Burke, An Ordinary Knight: A Fairy Cursed Fable

“Fortunately it’s warded against magic but not common sense.”
― H.L. Burke, Magicians' Rivalry

“Me? The only thing I knew about being a dad was that not having one around sucked.” His eyes grew distant. “That is the one thing I will say. I may have learned it from a negative example, but maybe because of that I knew in my gut more than anything that what being a dad means is being there. Someone once told me it was half the battle in marriage, but in fatherhood? Even more so. Never let anything get between you and your family, Jake. Be it work, supervillains, or your own selfishness, whatever it is, if it’s trying to get between you and them, you fight it. You fight it until it’s dead and cold, then you dust yourself off and you hug your kids, because whatever else they see looking back on things, you want them to see that you were there, that you cared enough to always be there, no matter what. That’s what’s going to make the difference.”
― H.L. Burke, Engaged to a Supervillain

“I'll be fine." She kissed his cheek. "Styles nearly killed the two men I love most. Trust me, he's going to regret that. After all, it is foolish to get on the bad side of either Spellsmith or Carver...and I just happen to be both.”
― H.L. Burke, Magicians' Trial

“Love is nature’s way of clouding our common sense so we breed first and ask questions later.”
― H.L. Burke, Dragon's Debt

“Accept this, please. Not because you deserve it but because I want you to have it.”
― H.L. Burke, Engaged to a Supervillain

“You’re heroes. Do hero stuff! What good are you if you don’t?”
― H.L. Burke, Wishing on a Supervillain

“All those other DOSA kids, sure they might know what it takes to be a hero, but you’ve got villain blood in you too. Never underestimate what an advantage that can be,”
― H.L. Burke, Game On

“Even from a distance, she had a sort of glow around her, the glow of the sort of girl who would never talk to Percy. Who would usually look right through him. But there she was, looking.”
― H.L. Burke, An Ordinary Knight: A Fairy Cursed Fable

“This place is as dead as dice. Nothing safer to rob than a grave, if you can push past the creep factor.”
― H.L. Burke, Nyssa Glass and the House of Mirrors

“So supervillain rides shotgun. Put that on the list of things I never thought I’d say.”
“A lot of that going on right now.”
― H.L. Burke

“That someone would mourn her death made her want to live in the fiercest way.”
― H. L. Burke

“I can offer you a way out, an escape, a new beginning.” Albriet reached under the seat and pulled out a black case with silver filigree around the edges.
“I don’t want a new beginning. I have … I have a good life.”
“You had a good life. That’s gone now.”
― H.L. Burke, Nyssa Glass and the House of Mirrors

“There’s no such thing as normal. We all have thorns, but most of us carry them inside where no one can see how they hurt us.”
― H.L. Burke, Fantastic Creatures

“A good scholar appreciates questions for thetyallow him to test his preconceived notions and learn about the world through another's eyes.”
― H.L. Burke, Dragon's Curse

“We aren’t going to kill you yet.”
― H.L. Burke, Nyssa Glass and the House of Mirrors

“Friendship’s a rare thing, Doc.” After a pause, he added, “Love, too.”
― H.L. Burke, Fantastic Creatures

“Whatever the days are, evil or not, they made us who we are, and perhaps there’s a reason for that.”
― H.L. Burke, Lands of Ash

“Life, precious life, always bound to her by a spider's thread when everyone else had an iron chain. (Spice Bringer)”
― H. L. Burke

“The reason I tell you this, young man, is because ‘enough’ is not about your career. It’s not about the money you earn or the achievements you have or the accolades you receive. It’s about giving your best to those who really matter.”
― H.L. Burke, Second Chance Superhero

“Tomorrow they would be facing a dragon. Tonight, however, they were together, and even with their twisted circumstances, that was a gift.”
― H.L. Burke, Coiled