60 Quotes by Jessica Day George

Every palace needs a foundation, Askeladden. Make sure that yours isn’t of human bones.-Hans Peter.

As they traveled the sun and moon dipped in the sky and then rose again, moving around them in a stately dance. In the summer months, at the top of the world, neither sank below the horizon. The sky was both dark and light, the sun a tiny pale ball and the moon a long thin crescent, lying on its back like a bowl. Then, for a time, the sun was directly below the moon, looking insignificant and weak.

I abducted Princess Petunia last week. I didn’t harm her; I delivered her to the Grand Duchess Volenskaya, but now she is in terrible danger,” he said.

Marianne’s mouth was open in surprise, but Poppy looked murderous. She clutched her reticule as though it contained a weapon. Realizing that it probably held some very sharp knitting needles, Christian reflected that it did.

Celie wondered how long the Castle would wait before locking Kalys and Rolf in the throne room together.

My first letter to Rolian had opened a floodgate, however, and the Roulaini king had begun writing me other letters, rather admiring ones. Marta and Alle, our assistant, were teasing me about having a second royal suitor. But.

You know,” Rolf said, “you read stories when you’re little, and you think it would be so amazing to have adventures happen to you. Then you actually go on one, and find out that it’s awful. Nothing but bad food, sleeping cold on the hard ground, and treachery.

And so they lived for many a long year, as happy and lighthearted as the birds in the trees and the flowers on the hill in spring.

The wardrobe? It was so full of gowns that he didn’t think he could cram himself inside. Besides, it would be awkward if the maid came in to lay out a gown for dinner and grabbed Oliver instead of the blue silk with lace sleeves.