“Since thou wilt not remain here, chieftain, thou shalt receive the boon whatsoever thy tongue may name, as far as the wind dries, and the rain moistens, and the sun revolves, and the sea encircles, and the earth extends; save only my ship; and my mantle; and Caledvwlch, my sword; and Rhongomyant, my lance; and Wynebgwrthucher, my shield; and Carnwenhau, my dagger; and Gwenhwyvar, my wife”
― quote from The Mabinogion
“So they took the blossoms of the oak, and the blossoms of the broom, and the blossoms of the meadow-sweet, and produced from them a maiden, the fairest and most graceful that man ever saw. And they baptized her, and gave her the name of Blodeuwedd.”
― quote from The Mabinogion
“often dost thou utter that with thy tongue which thou wouldst not make good with thy deeds.”
― quote from The Mabinogion
“And then Gwalchmai said, ‘No one should distract an ordained knight from his thoughts in a discourteous way, for perhaps he has either suffered a loss or he is thinking about the woman he loves best.”
― quote from The Mabinogion
“At that time Math son of Mathonwy could not live unless his feet were in the lap of a virgin, except when the turmoil of war prevented him.”
― quote from The Mabinogion
“So they declared a new emperor. And he sent a threatening letter to Maxen. However, it was not so much a letter as ‘If you come and if you ever come to Rome!’ That letter and the news came to Maxen in Caerllion. And from there he sent a letter to the man who claimed to be emperor of Rome. There was in that letter, too, nothing but ‘If I go to Rome, and if I go!”
― quote from The Mabinogion
“The only time the word baby doesn't scare me is the time that it should, when it is what a man calls me.”
― Amy Hempel, quote from The Collected Stories
“Hentzau saw the Jade Goyl just as clearly as the Fairy had in her dreams. The pale green stone ran through his human skin like a promise.”
― Cornelia Funke, quote from Reckless
“Tashi, you know I love you, don't you?" he said sofly in her ear.
She smiled: trust the son of a Horse Follower to woo in the saddle.
"I thought we were already betrothed."
"You broke it off, remember." He kissed the top of her head.
"Oh yes, I suppose I did. I'm sorry about that."
"I didn't deserve you. I don't deserve you now."
"Well, as long as you know that." She turned and gave him a mischievous smile.”
― Julia Golding, quote from Dragonfly
“A pity you were not born a woman in this life, Little King of Lesser Land, for you seek only to please and to be admired by all.”
― Sharon Kay Penman, quote from Devil's Brood
“What would happen if you stopped fighting, and gave yourself permission to feel? Not just the good things, but everything?”
― R.J. Anderson, quote from Ultraviolet
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