Tanith Lee Quotes

“This is stolen? We're in a stolen jet?"
"Not stolen," said Donegan Bane from the co-pilot's seat.
"Almost stolen," Gracious corrected.
"Semi-stolen," said Donegan.
"Quasi-stolen," said Gracious.
Aurora's frown did not turn upside down. "So is it stolen or not?"
Donegan and Gracious hesitated.
"Yes," they both said together.”
― Derek Landy, The Maleficent Seven

“The soul is a magician. Only living flesh hampers it.”
― Tanith Lee, Death's Master

“We all have our dreams. May we find them, and God have mercy on us when we do.”
― Tanith Lee, The Book of the Dead

“The child might fear to be born and the mother to give birth, yet neither can choose otherwise when the time is come. Neither have I a choice. This is my only path.”
― Tanith Lee, Night's Master

“She braced herself for the pain of the perfect horn breaking her heart.”
― Tanith Lee, Black Unicorn

“You, too, are a fool, earthborn, to trust in demon-kind and to ride on a mare of smoke and night. What demons love they slay in the end, and the gifts of demons are snares. Go nowhere on a horse that fades, for your dreams will betray you.”
― Tanith Lee, Night's Master

“And I will love you; for such as I am, I do not give my love lightly, but once given it is sure. Only remember this, if ever you make an enemy of me, your life shall be as dust or sand in the wind. For what a demon loves and loses he will destroy, and my power is the mightiest you are ever likely to know.”
― Tanith Lee, Night's Master

“It was usual to be obedient to authority, to obey a legal letter. But Rachaela left her bills
unpaid until the threats began. She ignored the money-envelopes stuck through the door for starving
children and the sick.”
― Tanith Lee, Dark Dance

“I do not want the lying kindness and the gifts of men, nor of other than men. I am armed now.”
― Tanith Lee, Night's Master

“My hair, said Cyrion in a confiding tone, “was once the gold of buttercups. The ghastly distresses of my life turned it white when I was a boy of seventeen. A thing not generally known. I hope you will keep the secret.”
― Tanith Lee, Cyrion