77 Quotes by Grace Draven

"Had you crawled out from under my bed when I was a child, I would have bludgeoned you to death with my father’s mace.” Brishen."

"Lover of thorns and holy gods!"

"She hadn’t chosen this husband of hers, nor had he chosen her, but fate or kind gods had brought them together, made them friends and then lovers."

"I wish for you to grow old with me."

"She was ugly; she was beautiful, and she was his."

"The void is vast, like the sea at night and no land in sight. I’ll be the beacon, Brishen."

"He bent to kiss her right eyelid, then her left, the salt of her tears stinging his lips. “I’m a greedy man. I want all of you, heart, soul, and body. You already have all that I am. It seems only fair."

"Theirs was an agreement based on the beginnings of friendship, respect and an intuitive understanding of each other."

"You find me ugly, don’t you?” Brishen had faced abominations on the battlefield without flinching, leapt into the thick of the fighting against creatures born from the nightmares of lesser demons. Not once had he been tempted to run away in fear. Now, his leg muscles rippled with the urge to flee. He clenched his teeth instead, prayed he wouldn’t start a war with their newest ally and answered honestly. “Hideous,” he said. “A hag of a woman."

"I will stand beside you through all of this,′ she said when she could finally speak. “And welcome you home with gladness when it’s over, and you return triumphant."