Patrick W. Carr > Quotes

“I never knew a woman could be fierce and beautiful and smart before I met you. Every time I see you I think of a hawk, beautiful and deadly.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“Her mouth set. "I've already lost one man I loved tonight. I will not lose the other." She glared at him. "And curse you, you stone head, for making me say it first.”
― Patrick W. Carr, The Hero's Lot

“Short questions with long answers, my boy.”
― Patrick W. Carr, The Hero's Lot

“The higher you rise, the greater your need for advice.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Draw of Kings

“Maybe collecting bruises was the only way to learn how to fight.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“There’s a spiritual lassitude that comes with wealth. When you can have anything you want, anytime you want it, very little is precious to you.”
― Patrick W. Carr, The Shock of Night

“A figure stood at the far end, cloaked in black and beckoning him.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“Some men are more easily broken by kindness than censure.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“Once Errol righted himself into some semblance of horsemanship, they set off at an easy canter. That is, the other horses set off at a canter, while Errol's horse settled into a teeth-shattering trot. After a hundred paces he could feel Horace's backbone through the saddle. The other riders pulled ahead without a backward glance, leaving him to his four-footed torture.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“He pulled his hand back, aware now that sweat beaded on his forehead and that Rale watched him, his eyes dark, intense. Errol licked his lips. Did he want a drink? He hadn't gone more than two days in a row without a drink since he was...since...Warrel...the quarry...stone.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“Why did people insist on starting journeys before the sun got warm? It couldn’t be healthy.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“Because I’ve yet to see mankind make a mistake that it was unwilling to repeat.”
― Patrick W. Carr, The Shattered Vigil

“War is quiet dread followed by moments of abject terror. Even the winners are marked by it.”
― Patrick W. Carr, The Wounded Shadow

“The next day, the villages came closer together until the beginnings and endings could no longer be discerned.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“A picture of the world, nothing more than a casting stone set in the heavens, intruded on Errol's dismay. World without end. Was Illustra, their entire world, nothing more than a lot for the ultimate reader, too small and insignificant a thing to care about?”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Draw of Kings

“Somebody's been feeding the boy fables. Probably the king's niece. Humph. Nice girl. Too many romantic notions, though.”
― Patrick W. Carr, The Hero's Lot

“Be quiet. I don’t like it when men I despise say things I agree with.”
― Patrick W. Carr, The Shock of Night

“There are two types of wisdom, one of the heart and one of the mind. You've always had the first and most important of them, but now you need the second. See your life for the miracle it is.”
― Patrick W. Carr, The End of the Magi

“Aer often brings us to extreme circumstances to give us the opportunity to make the choice we should.”
― Patrick W. Carr, The Wounded Shadow

“I say bad things happen. Sometimes it’s because of the choices we make, and sometimes it’s because of the choices other people make . . . and sometimes it just happens.”
― Patrick W. Carr, The Hero's Lot

“Curse your worthless, maggot-ridden hide, Jory! The next time you hear me repeat myself it will be because I thought throwing you overboard was so funny I had to laugh twice.”
― Patrick W. Carr, The Shattered Vigil

“No society can be totally peaceful.” Shal nodded. “You’re right, but if the question is important to you, it should be posed to the members of the council, who can answer it better.”
― Patrick W. Carr, The Hero's Lot

“You may say whatever you wish, Errol Stone, but you're not just a peasant. My uncle
taught me nobility comes from the heart, not the blood.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“If our king resembles what we’re fighting against, what are we fighting for?”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Draw of Kings

“The idea that one should be sacrificed for many is sound, but I always thought the one to make that decision should be the one sacrificed.”
― Patrick W. Carr, The Shock of Night

“You may say whatever you wish, Errol Stone, but you're not just a peasant. My uncle taught me nobility comes from the heart, not the blood.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“Unless you have to, never fight a battle you now you're going to lose.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones

“send his niece.”
― Patrick W. Carr, The Hero's Lot

“their bluster, they are acquainted with defeat.” Errol nodded. Who wasn’t? “Is everyone in position?” Rale and Cruk nodded. Errol drew a shuddering breath. “Tell the trumpets to sound”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Draw of Kings

“Never fight a battle that doesn't need to be fought.”
― Patrick W. Carr, A Cast of Stones