The Naming
Alison Croggon
Top 10 Best Quotes
“There is no shame in not knowing something. The shame is in not being willing to learn.”
“You have a great heart, but will only find it to be so through great pain. This is the wisdom of love, and its doubtful gift. . . . I have endured much suffering and still remain unbitter and unclosed.”
“Light blooms the brighter in the darkest places.”
“And all meet in singing, which braids together the different knowings into a wide and subtle music, the music of living. ”
“Drunk with beauty, I tore down Armfuls of blossoms. How desolate the marred sky!”
“There is no shame in loving: it is the sign of a generous heart, and pain the price of an open soul.”
“What difference, being a pawn for the Light or a pawn for the Dark?" "There is a great difference. One difference is that for the Dark, certainly, you are a pawn. For the Light, you are a free human being, free to make mistakes, to do wrong, even. You are free to choose, whether or not you believe it.”
“You see aright. I am both Queen and Elidhu, here and there, wildfire and hearthfire, forgetting and remembrance. But do no yet speak of this, for men are impatient with such things and do not brook contradiction.”
“There come a few times in a person's life where there is a clear choice," Cadvan said. "The difference between one person and another is how they meet that choice,”
“Your future is uncertain, and I can tell you nothing that can help you. You are singular and dangerous, and so it is that you are sought by both the Dark and the Light.”
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Book Keywords:
conflict, singing, naming, pellinor, uncertainty, silvia, song, wisdom, love, identity, life, music, future, croggon, living
