“She went on because there was no going back.”
― Juliet Marillier, quote from Shadowfell
“Every man or woman who makes a stand helps keep the flame of freedom burning.”
― Juliet Marillier, quote from Shadowfell
“You don't like it that I am the one you need to keep the wolf from the door; that comes as no surprise. But I am the one you have. At some point we'll both have to risk telling the truth.”
― Juliet Marillier, quote from Shadowfell
“Become my friend and you embrace a nightmare.”
― Juliet Marillier, quote from Shadowfell
“It seemed to me it would be better to die standing up to a tyrant than to survive as a tool of his will.”
― Juliet Marillier, quote from Shadowfell
“There is no place here for softness. Let folk in too close and you offer them up as weapons for your own destruction.”
― Juliet Marillier, quote from Shadowfell
“I thought of betrayal and how it came so easily - in a word, a glance, a gesture.”
― Juliet Marillier, quote from Shadowfell
“Because if I see you defeated, then I think I will see Alban defeated, and if that happens, none of us can go on. To guard you is to guard the heart of this land of ours.”
― Juliet Marillier, quote from Shadowfell
“All the same, our eyes spoke of something good, something deep, something that could grow and flower if the world we lived in would allow it. Something too precious to put into words. Something I would not dare let out into the light of day, not yet.”
― Juliet Marillier, quote from Shadowfell
“I am a child of Alban’s earth Her ancient bones brought me to birth Her crags and islands built me strong My heart beats to her deep wild song. I am the wife with bairn on knee I am the fisherman at sea I am the piper on the strand I am the warrior, sword in hand. White Lady shield me with your fire Lord of the North my heart inspire Hag of the Isles my secrets keep Master of Shadows guard my sleep. I am the mountain, I am the sky I am the song that will not die I am the heather, I am the sea My spirit is forever free.”
― Juliet Marillier, quote from Shadowfell
“But if you remove a tyrant in anything other than an open and visible way, another tyrant soon stands up to replace him.”
― Juliet Marillier, quote from Shadowfell
“At some point, we'll both have to risk telling the truth.”
― Juliet Marillier, quote from Shadowfell
Juliet Marillier
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“Finding fault with yourself is also the key to overcoming the hypocrisy and judgmentalism that damage so many valuable relationships. The instant you see some contribution you made to a conflict, your anger softens—maybe just a bit, but enough that you might be able to acknowledge some merit on the other side. You can still believe you are right and the other person is wrong, but if you can move to believing that you are mostly right, and your opponent is mostly wrong, you have the basis for an effective and nonhumiliating apology. You can take a small piece of the disagreement and say, “I should not have done X, and I can see why you felt Y.” Then, by the power of reciprocity, the other person will likely feel a strong urge to say, “Yes, I was really upset by X. But I guess I shouldn’t have done P, so I can see why you felt Q.” Reciprocity amplified by self-serving biases drove you apart back when you were matching insults or hostile gestures, but you can turn the process around and use reciprocity to end a conflict and save a relationship.”
― Jonathan Haidt, quote from The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
“Things change. Life changes. Nothing stays the same.”
― Terry Brooks, quote from A Knight of the Word
“The sweet accident of coincidence is the best foundation on which to build.”
― Gregory Maguire, quote from Out of Oz
“You're valuable to God...It doesn't matter what you look like or even what talents you have. He cherishes you. You're beautiful in his sight.”
― Janice Thompson, quote from Fools Rush In
“«— Как ты думаешь, мне удастся еще раз побывать в том самом конкретном городе?
— Меня привел туда ты. Так что я не знаю. Вернее, знаю, но объяснить не могу. Вернее, могу, но не хочу. Тебе просто следует выждать и самостоятельно выяснить, в чем тут дело.»”
― Carlos Castaneda, quote from The Art of Dreaming
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