418 Quotes by Mary E. Pearson

Even we are guilty of not nurturing gifts, and the gifts that aren’t fed shrivel and die.

Because I knew the guilt would destroy her, and I couldn’t bear for her to suffer any more than she already had. Orrin.

It is hard to find reason when you’re being torn in two.

I woke up on the floor of Lia’s wagon and thought she had finally planted an ax in my skull.

Kiss me,” I said. “Before you say anything else, just kiss me and hold me and tell me it was worth it, no matter what happens.

It’s the unknown that I fear, the bites of memories that still have no connections.

I wondered if she was truly Rahtan. Yes, she was skilled, but she didn’t exactly possess brawn – even if she had managed to overtake me and slam me up against the wall. But juggling? Riddles? Her age. Her poise and demeanor was that of a cynical tested soldier, but her appearance – she was young, younger than me, I was certain. Her black hair fell in thick, long waves, and her hands were delicate, her fingers more suited for a piano than a sword.

Love didn’t even seem like the right word to explain how I felt about her. The word seemed too small, too used, too simple, and everything I felt about her seemed complicated and rare and as wide as the world.

I could only hope he’d be called up soon to return to his regiment, and if the gods be just, kicked in the head by a horse.