Mab Quotes

“I saw Oberon charge into the fray on a huge black warhorse, glamour swirling around him, and sweep a hand toward the thickest of the fighting. Vines and roots erupted from the ground, coiling around the Iron fey, strangling them or pulling them beneath the earth. Atop a rise, Mab raised her arms, and a savage whirlwind swept across the field, freezing fey solid or impaling them with ice shards. The armies of Summer and Winter howled with renewed vigor and threw themselves at the enemy.”
― Julie Kagawa, The Iron Queen

“I'm neither a magician, nor a wizard," Mab's deep voice sounded behind him. John was startled.
"But you are. I mean you must be. You can do magic."
"Not magic, Sword Bearer. /Miracles/."
....
"But you do magic!" John said, bewildered.
"No, Sword Bearer. It is true that I have power from the Changer, but the power I have is His power, not ours. It is to be used in his service. Magic is stolen power. The power that Qhahdrun has is magical power. It was stolen from the Mystery of Abomination when he rebelled against the Changer. Qhahdrun really thinks it belongs to him, but one day it will be taken from him. For at the last all power will go back to the Changer from whence it came.”
― John White, The Sword Bearer

“Mab raised a hand as I began to speak and said, her voice tired and uninflected, “Yes. You defy me. Obviously. You always do. In the interests of efficiency, let us assume you have uttered some mystifying reference to mortal popular nonsense, I have glared at you and reminded you of the power I hold over you, you have confirmed that you continue to understand the circumstances that require me to tolerate your insouciance, and we have both agreed to continue this ridiculous dance in the future, presumably for the remainder of time.”
― Jim Butcher

“Mab glanced up, as if consulting the stars through the still-falling snow. “Time, time, time. Will there never be an end to it?” She shook her head.”
― Jim Butcher (Author)

“Let's assume it was probably internal fairy stuff. That cuts it down to three suspects."

"Three?"

"The three people who could have managed it.
Summer Queen, Winter Queen, Winter Knight. 1, 2, 3."

"Harry, I said it could have been one of the queens...."

I blinked up at the skull.

"There are more than two?"

"Yea... technically there are three."

"THREE?"

"...In each court."

THREE QUEENS? In each court?! That's just silly..."

"No, not if you think about it. Each court has three queens. The queen who was, the queen who is, and the queen who is to come."

"Greeeat.... Which one does the knight work for?"

"All of them. It's kind of a group thing. He has different duties to each queen."

I felt the headache start at the base of my neck and creep towards the base of my head.”
― Jim Butcher, Summer Knight