And is it the way, in these kingdoms you fell from, for a woman to join forces with an unnatural child who's murdered her friend? Or is that expectation unique to you, and your infinitesimal heart? Kristin Cashore More Quotes by Kristin Cashore More Quotes From Kristin Cashore I’m bored to death. Perhaps I should pillage one of my neighbors for my own amusement. It seems to work for Drowden. Kristin Cashore amusement neighbor bored For now, Lady Queen," he said, "allow us to continue to obey you. But give us honorable instructions, Lady Queen," he said, turning a flushed face to hers. "Ask us to do honorable things, so that we may have the honor of obeying you. Kristin Cashore queens honor giving You do trust him, though, Giddon?" "Holt, who is stealing your sculptures and is of questionable mental health?" "Yes." "I trusted him five minutes ago. Now I'm at a bit of a loss." "Your opinion five minutes ago is good enough for me. Kristin Cashore sculpture opinion loss Spelling bees? Spelling bees do not scare me. I competed in the National Spelling Bee twice, thank you very much. My dad competed in the National Spelling Bee. My aunt competed in the National Spelling Bee. My uncle WON the National Spelling Bee. If I can't spell it, I know someone who can. So just bring it on. Kristin Cashore uncles dad fear We need an ally of Mydogg's or Gentian's pretending to be among the most loyal allies of the king,' Brigan said. 'Shouldn't be so hard, really. If I shot an arrow out the window I'd probably hit on. Kristin Cashore allies arrows kings I think.' she said, 'that sometimes we don't feel the things that we are. But others can feel them. Kristin Cashore said sometimes thinking But everyone has some kind of power to hurt people. Kristin Cashore kind hurt people Your brothers are the foolish ones for not seeing the strength in beautiful things. Kristin Cashore brother foolish beautiful It's only water," she said. "Tell that to a drowning man," Giddon said. Kristin Cashore drowning water men Everyone was willing to take some small risk to lessen the damage of their ambition and disorder and lawlessness. Kristin Cashore lawlessness risk ambition She didn't want to go far, just out of the trees so she could see the stars. They always eased her loneliness. She thought of them as beautiful creatures, burning and cold; each solitary, and bleak, and silent like her. Kristin Cashore stars loneliness beautiful Go safely. Go safely, she thought to him. what a silly, empty thing it was to say to anyone, anywhere. Kristin Cashore empty silly She would thump them both, and she would apologize to neither. Kristin Cashore apologizing There's no shame in crawling when one can't walk. Kristin Cashore crawling shame walks I've been afraid of being Cansrel,' she said aloud to her reflection. 'But I'm not Cansrel.' At her elbow, Musa said blandly, 'Any one of us could have told you that, Lady.' Fire looked at the captain of her guard and laughed, because she wasn't Cansrel- she wasn't anyone but herself. She had no one's path to follow; her path was her own to choose. Kristin Cashore elbows reflection fire And she would protect him as fiercely, if it were ever his need- if a fight ever became too much for him or if he needed shelter, or food, or a fire in the rain. Or anything she could provide. She would protect him from anything. Kristin Cashore fighting fire rain Suddenly Po shot into the courtyard from the north vestibule whooping. Katsa, seeing him, broke into a run and they tore at each other through the wash. Just before the moment of impact, Po shifted to one side, crouched, scooped Katsa up, and, with admirable precision, propelled them both sideways into the pool. ... Katsa and Po were trying to drown each other and, judging from their hoots of laughter, enjoying it immensely. Kristin Cashore impact laughter running I don’t often know who should read what book. It’s a little bit like trying to set people up on a date - a good match is unpredictable and mysterious. Kristin Cashore trying book people If he touches you, I'll come in and choke him to death. Kristin Cashore choke ifs Isn't is lovely to be all together again?" Raffin said, throwing one arm around Po and the other around Bann. -------- She wanted them near, even if they were subsumed by their own affairs, she needed them at sword practice in the morning, at dinner at night, moving and shifting around her, there and gone, back again, arguing, teasing, acting like people who knew who they were. Kristin Cashore morning night moving