“I loved her, and a curse made me forget. But she came for me and broke the curse and now I must go.”
― The Winter of the Witch
― The Winter of the Witch
“Magic is forgetting the world was ever other than as you willed it.”
― The Winter of the Witch
― The Winter of the Witch
“I am a witch,” said Vasya. Blood was running down her hand now, spoiling her grip. “I have plucked snowdrops at Midwinter, died at my own choosing, and wept for a nightingale. Now I am beyond prophecy.” She caught his knife on the crosspiece of hers, hilt to hilt. “I have crossed three times nine realms to find you, my lord. And I find you at play, forgetful.” She felt him hesitate. Something deeper than memory ran through his eyes. It might have been fear. “Remember me,” said Vasya. “Once you bid me remember you.”
― The Winter of the Witch
― The Winter of the Witch
“He" —she stumbled, finished—"He has been a joy to me." And, drily, "Also a great source of frustration.”
― The Winter of the Witch
― The Winter of the Witch
“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.”
― The Winter of the Witch
― The Winter of the Witch
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