Cecilia Dart-Thornton · 588 pages
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“Down the violet wind slid syrinx melodies, wild as foxes, mad as love, strange as wakening.”
― Cecilia Dart-Thornton, quote from The Battle of Evernight
“The raven spread out its glossy wings and departed like hope.”
― Cecilia Dart-Thornton, quote from The Battle of Evernight
“She had seen what it cost him and her heart quickened with compassion. For that alone, she might have loved him almost.”
― Cecilia Dart-Thornton, quote from The Battle of Evernight
“Mindful of not thanking their benefactors, in case, like wights, they took offense, she added, "Your kindness is gratefully acknowledged. May your trees be forever fruitful.”
― Cecilia Dart-Thornton, quote from The Battle of Evernight
“Careful, even now, not to thank the wights, she added, "You have all been most kind.”
― Cecilia Dart-Thornton, quote from The Battle of Evernight
“Should they be thanked or does thanks drive them away?
"You honor us," she stammered. "We request your help.”
― Cecilia Dart-Thornton, quote from The Battle of Evernight
“Riding upon the back of a waterhorse - what mortal had ever stayed in such a seat for so long? On a horse made of cold currents and liquid convergences, jests and trickery - pressed against a hide like the burnished sea of midnight, thing look different to the rider.”
― Cecilia Dart-Thornton, quote from The Battle of Evernight
“We didn’t evolve to be healthy, but instead we were selected to have as many offspring as possible under diverse, challenging conditions. As a consequence, we never evolved to make rational choices about what to eat or how to exercise in conditions of abundance and comfort.”
― quote from The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease
“There is perhaps no psychological skill more fundamental than resisting impulse.”
― Daniel Goleman, quote from Inteligência Emocional
“I do not know about magic, but words are powerful things indeed.”
― MarcyKate Connolly, quote from Monstrous
“Cuando la gente pregunta cómo nuestros fotográfos hacen las fotos más estupendas del mundo, ellos podrían encogerse de hombros y decir "f/8 y estar allí". Pero estar allí significa mucho.”
― quote from National Geographic: The Photographs
“Privately, I felt that living in that privileged environment, where her emotions ran unchecked, had made her oversensitive and unstable.”
― quote from A True Novel
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