661 Quotes by Storm Constantine

I think trust is a priceless commodity.

You are still beautiful. There are many functions for a man such as yourself in the destiny of the world. People love beauty. They worship it. Can’t you see how useful you could be?

He has his own plans, formulated mainly through confusion, fear, pain, and grief. He must be tamed, educated, seduced.

To this point, I had not realised how deadly Mallory could be, and even believed her hand was not behind these events. I realised I must be wrong. Some of Mallory’s creatures were among the delegations to Mewt.

Magrast, so huge and busy, had un-nerved Khaster and Valraven at first. They were used to the wild, free air of Caradore. Here they found enclosed spaces, areas of decay and poverty, where the air was almost unbearable. High walls enclosed them, and a forest of bleak turrets, immense domes, elegant spires.

Caradoreans were valued in Magrast. They were seen as lucky, as if they carried a special magic in their blood.

The whole city made his skin itch with discomfort, as if conspiracies were incubating in every dark corner. Whispers would sometimes seem to follow him down twisting alley that were like canyons between the high narrow buildings. Valraven was being led into this labyrinth. A monster was waiting for him.

I will slither from his grasp. I will be like the Caradorean mist. If someone punches me, they will hit only air. I cann’t be broken by force. I will bend and twist and float away. If he cuts me with a sword, I will laugh. If he cuts me with words, I will simply shrug. He will laugh at what happens to me at the fire pits and I will smile and shrug. It doesn’t matter.

Fire drakes dwell in the pits,” she told him. “Sometimes they demand sacrifice.”“What are fire-drakes?”“Elemental creatures, like dragons. They breathe the fire and feast on the minerals found in its wake.