28 Quotes by Gillian Bronte Adams

Hurry, aye, but hurry where?” Amos halted midstride and spread his arms wide to encapsulate the view. The Vituain desert surrounded them, vast in its nothingness.

They say ‘Chaos is the ally of the desperate man,’ and I reckon it applies to dwarves and snot-nosed boys too. Let’s test is at the front gate, shall we?

I’ve freed you once tonight, and I would rather not do it again. I prefer to commit treason as few times as possible.

You must listen little one.

Sometimes there’s nothing you can do. Maybe sometimes promises had to be broken. Maybe sometimes you were doomed to failure from the start, no matter how hard you fought. But acknowledging your own helplessness was no consolation – if anything, it just made you feel worse.

Sure. I generally make it a point not to refuse anyone with a weapon in my face.

Why did the sand-blasted catbird have to be so seaswoggling logical? It was downright infuriating.

Honestly, he was surprised to wake up each morning and find that his brains had not been bashed out in his sleep.

Over the past few days, Amos McElhenny had stared death in the face so many times that he hardly blinked anymore. What harm could once more do?