289 Quotes by Cinda Williams Chima

They were like two pieces of a failed star, drawn together by a shared history and a memory of illicit kisses.

Believe me, there is no one more dangerous than one whose hopes have turned to despair.

I thought I could play at love... But I’ve found out I’m not made that way... I can’t play this game if my heart’s not in it.

And yet... somehow she knew that she’d seen him before. It was more the effect he had on her than anything about his appearance. It was like he gave off a scent that made her want to run headlong into trouble.

Politics is not about justice. It’s about the settling of personal vendettas under a thin veneer of civilization. All politics is personal.

Whoever put steak and kidneys together in a pie made a serious error in judgment. – Nick Snowbeard.

A vocation is not something you slap on, like a coat of paint, and change whenever you want. A vocation is built into you. You have no choice. If you try to do something else, you fail.

What if it was true – what Elend had told his mother? What if he was cursed because the blood of the Demon King ran in his veins? His family fortunes had certainly fallen over the past thousand years – from King of the Seven Realms to starveling street thief.

Fitch is on his way. He’s coming after he blows up some wizards.