154 Quotes by Sherry Thomas

They say that when an elemental mage called forth flame, she stole a little from every fire in the world. That would make Iolanthe Seabourn quite the thief.

Brotherhood might be unique to men, but loyalty, devotion to friends, and a sense of fairness are not. They are the precise reasons I became a conscript in Dabao’s place. I could never have been at peace with myself knowing that it was within my power to do something for Auntie Xia and Dabao and not have done it.

He should not, but he cupped her face and kissed her. Because they were past the point when words were any use. Because he was once again afraid to die. Because he loved her as much as he loved life itself.

I do not like the idea of bartering the use of my reproductive system for a man’s support...

If God doesn’t want people to lie, he shouldn’t have given the best liars such earnest and innocent faces.

No matter what you decide, knowing you has been the greatest privilege of my life.

Are elderly women easier to fool than seven-year-olds? Which one wants more desperately to believe that a loved one will return against all odds?

You, sir, are a scoundrel. As if he’d heard her thought, he glanced her way. Their gazes held, a pair of miscreants recognizing each other in a roomful of upstanding people.

Believe me, I’ve thought long and hard about leaving things alone. But then there will always be this wall between us.” “It’s all ugly things behind the wall,” I said, not looking at him. “I’m not afraid of what’s behind the wall, only the wall itself.” But the wall was my exoskeleton. It was what held me up. Sometimes it was the only thing that held me up.