Russian Folklore Quotes

“There are no monsters in the world, and no saints. Only infinite shades woven into the same tapestry, light and dark. One man’s monster is another man’s beloved. The wise know that.”
― Katherine Arden, The Winter of the Witch

“You cannot take vengeance on a whole people because of the doings of a few wicked men.”
― Katherine Arden, The Girl in the Tower

“Many people say ‘Better to die’ until the time comes to do it,” Morozko returned.”
― Katherine Arden, The Girl in the Tower

“I want Dmitrii's admiration. I want a victory. I even want power, over princes and chyerti. I am allowed to want things, winter-king.”
― Katherine Arden, The Winter of the Witch

“The glutton cannot turn his mind to God,” he said dismissively. “But neither can the starving man.”
― Katherine Arden, The Girl in the Tower

“He spoke!" Ivan said, eyes wide. "The dog talked! Oh my god."
"An ancient witch you can believe in, but not a talking dragon that looks like a dog?" Chudo-Yudo said, sounding slightly piqued. "Hmph. Young people today have such limited imaginations.”
― Deborah Blake, Wickedly Magical

“Oh, Marya Morevna! Do you know how the church-folk call me, me and my daughter Gamayun, when they paint us on their ceilings? They call us archangels, and say that we live in heaven, where no vine of sorrow or memory grows. That is where I sent you, not to heaven—tscha! I know nothing of that place. But to a place like the ceiling of a church.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, Deathless

“Something tells me this isn't going to end well for everyone involved. Someone may get turned into a frog yet." And that was the good news.”
― Deborah Blake, Wickedly Magical

“Not very smart," Chudo-Yudo growled. "Stalking a Baba Yaga." He showed a set of sharp white teeth. "Maybe he has a death wish. I could help with that You want me to eat him?”
― Deborah Blake, Wickedly Magical

“Hmm," she said. "'Curiouser and curiouser,' to quote Alice.”
― Deborah Blake, Wickedly Magical

“You're the Baba Yaga?" He gazed at her in disbelief. "But the Baba Yaga is an ugly old crone, and you're, you're... not!”
― Deborah Blake, Wickedly Magical

“She was tasked with guarding the doorway to the Otherworld, keeping the balance of nature (as much as anyone could in these modern times), and occasionally, helping a worthy seeker.”
― Deborah Blake, Wickedly Magical

“He strolled over to the refrigerator, opened the door with one paw, and delicately picked up a beer between his teeth. He waited until clothes had stopped arcing through the air and hand it to Barbara.”
― Deborah Blake, Wickedly Magical

“But Vasya never saw them when she was looking for them. The moved between one breath and the next, between one blink and another."- The Girl in the Tower”
― Katherine Arden

“I would walk into the jaws of Hell itself if it were a path of my own choosing.”
― Katherine Arden, Winternight Trilogy

“Não sei quanto tempo (...) se muito, se pouco: a narração corre célebre, mas a ação não foi tão rápida.”
― Serguei Aksakov