There is no shame in scars, Ismae. R.L. LaFevers More Quotes by R.L. LaFevers More Quotes From R.L. LaFevers It takes a surprising amount of courage to place one's hand into an unseen area when your mind is thinking about vermin. R.L. LaFevers mind hands thinking I am beginning to think that love itself is never wrong. It is what love can drive people to do that is the problem. R.L. LaFevers love people thinking We are all of us, gods and mortals, made up of many pieces, some of them broken, some of them scarred, but none of them the total sum of who we are. R.L. LaFevers who-we-are pieces broken The maids in my village talked of falling in love with a man at first sight. That has always seemed naught but foolishness to me. Until I enter Sister Serafina's workshop. It is unlike anything I have ever seen, full of strange sights and smells, and I tumble headlong into love. R.L. LaFevers love men fall The pain of hope dying is worse than his fists and boots. R.L. LaFevers boots pain dying You come to us well tempered, my child, and it is not in my nature to be sorry for it. It is a well tempered blade that is the strongest. R.L. LaFevers blades sorry children One heart cannot serve two masters. R.L. LaFevers masters heart two Good intentions are only lies the weak tell themselves. R.L. LaFevers good-intentions weak lying For all that I have kissed before, I have never felt anything like this. It is as if I have swallowed a tiny piece of the sun, its warmth and light reaching into every corner of my soul and chasing away the shadows. I surrender to that kiss - surrender to the strength and the courage and the sheer goodness of the man. R.L. LaFevers kissing light men In the distance a wolf howls. Let it come, I think. Beast will most likely simply howl back, and the creature will either turn tail and run or fall into line behind him, like the rest of us have. R.L. LaFevers distance running fall Jewels can be replaced, cousin. Independence, once lost, cannot. R.L. LaFevers independence cousin jewels This is what I want to be. An instrument of mercy, not vengeance. R.L. LaFevers vengeance mercy want And so it is with us; we serve as handmaidens to Death. When we are guided by His will, killing is a sacrament. R.L. LaFevers sacraments killing I will sit here but an hour or two, then leave." I yawn. "So very long as that?" When he answers, there is a wry note in his voice. "I do have my reputation to protect. R.L. LaFevers voice two long I comfort myself with the knowledge that if Duval ever feels smothered by me, it will be because I am holding a pillow over his face. R.L. LaFevers comfort faces feels Why be the sheep when you can be the wolf? R.L. LaFevers sheep life ... while I am Death's daughter and walk in His dark shadow, surely the darkness can give way to light sometimes. R.L. LaFevers daughter light dark Whenever you are ready, or if you never are, my heart is yours. R.L. LaFevers ready my-heart heart Surely He does not give us hearts so we may spend our lives ignoring them. R.L. LaFevers doe heart giving I am sorry,' he whispers. 'I am sorry I treated you so ill. I thought only to protect Duval.' 'It was not I who was poisoning him,' I say. 'No, but you had stolen his heart and I was afraid you would rip it from his chest when you left. R.L. LaFevers rip sorry heart
