Stolen Songbird
Danielle L. Jensen
Top 10 Best Quotes
“I think it is our nature to believe evil always has an ugly face,” he said, ignoring my question. “Beauty is supposed to be good and kind, and to discover it otherwise is like a betrayal of trust. A violation of the nature of things.”
“I cannot stop the world from moving. All I can do is be prepared for when it does.”
“Dying was and easy thing to accomplish, effortless in its agony. It was living that was hard, requiring endless toil and labor, and for all one's efforts, it could be stolen in an instant.”
“They aren't ugly." I bit my lip, trying to find the right words. "more like beautiful things that have had the misfortune of being broken.”
“I wish I was not who I am. I wish I had met you in different circumstances, in a place far away from here, where there was no magic, politics and deception. Somewhere where things could be different between us. I wish I was someone else. But I am what and who I am, and all the wishes in the world will not change that.”
“To be bound is a burden, but it is the actions we freely take that cause us the most pain.”
“I think it is in our nature to be selfish, and in our capacity to do a great many evil things.”
“Now that your speech impediment has been rectified, perhaps you might say something. It would be best if it were humorous. I enjoy a good jest.' 'You are dreadfully rude,' I said to him. He sighed. 'That wasn't the slightest bit funny.”
“Why?” I slammed my fists down on the table. “Why can’t you believe me? Why don’t you trust me?” “Because you’re human, Cécile. You can lie, even to yourself.”
“I cringed, though; for as much as I did not want to marry a troll, I was just as certain the troll didn’t want to marry me.”
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Book Keywords:
humor, death, cecile, life, exasperation, fantasy, beauty, tristan, evil
