139 "Kristin Cashore" Quotes And Sayings

Kristin Cashore is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Graceling, Fire, and Bitterblue. A lifelong lover of words and stories, she spends most of her time escaping reality and creating worlds.

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I know you don't want this, Katsa. But I can't help myself. The moment you came barreling into my life I was lost. I'm afraid to tell you what I wish for, for fear you'll.. oh, I don't know, throw me into the fire. Or more likely, refuse me. Or worst of all, despise me, " he said, his voice breaking and his eyes dropping from her face. His face dropping into his hands. "I love you, " he said. "You're more dear to my heart than I ever knew anyone could be. And I've made you cry; and there I'll stop. Kristin Cashore
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It's not reasonable to love people who are only going to die, " she said. Nash thought about that for a moment, stroking Small's neck with great deliberation, as if the fate of the Dells depended on that smooth, careful movement." I have two responses to that, " He said at last. "First, everyone is going to die. Second, love is stupid. It has nothing to do with reason. You love whomever you love. Against all reason I loved my father." He looked at her keenly. "Did you love yours?"" Yes, " she whispered. He stroked Small's nose. "I love you, " he said, "even knowing you'll never have me. And I love my brother, more than I ever realized before you came along. You can't help whom you love, Lady. Nor can you know what it's liable to cause you to do. . Kristin Cashore
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Brigan was saying her name, and he was sending her a feeling. It was courage and strength, and something else too, as if he were standing with her, as if he'd taken her within himself, letting her rest her entire body for a moment on his backbone, her mind in his mind, her heart in the fire of his. The fire of Brigan's heart was astounding. Fire understood, and almost could not believe, that the feeling he was sending her was love. . Kristin Cashore
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Through an arrow loop in the wall she saw a familiar horse and rider tearing across the camp toward the healing rooms. Brigan pulled up at Nash's feet and dropped from the saddle. The two brothers threw their arms around each other and embraced hard. Shortly thereafter he stepped into the healing rooms and leaned in the doorway, looking across at her quietly. Brocker's son with the gentle gray eyes. She abandoned all pretense of decorum and ran at him. Kristin Cashore
If her enemies were Brigan's friends and her friends were...
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If her enemies were Brigan's friends and her friends were Brigan's enemies, then the two of them could walk through the world arm in arm and never be hit by arrows again. Kristin Cashore
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I'm not going to wear a red dress, " she said." It would look stunning, My Lady, " she called. She spoke to the bubbles gathered on the surface of the water. "If there's anyone I wish to stun at dinner, I'll hit him in the face. Kristin Cashore
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What are you grinning at?" Katsa demanded for the third or fourth time. "Is the ceiling about to cave in on my head or something? You look like we're both on the verge of an enormous joke."" Katsa, only you would consider the collapse of the ceiling a good joke. Kristin Cashore
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Perhaps I can stay by the fire and mend your socks and scream if I hear any strange noises. Kristin Cashore
There will be no yelling at people who are bleeding...
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There will be no yelling at people who are bleeding themselves to unconsciousness. Kristin Cashore
You're the queen, and it's the queen's house, and whatever...
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You're the queen, and it's the queen's house, and whatever Brigan may accomplish, he's highly unlikely ever to be queen. Kristin Cashore
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Well then, " Roen said briskly, "are you sleeping?"" Yes."" Come now. A mother can tell when her son lies. Are you eating?"" No, " Brigan said gravely. "I've not eaten in two months. It's a hunger strike to protest the spring flooding in the south."" Gracious, " Roen said, reaching for the fruit bowl. "Have an apple, dear. Kristin Cashore
I wouldn't marry Giddon to save my life,
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I wouldn't marry Giddon to save my life, " Katsa said. "Not even to save yours."" Well." Raffin's eyes were full of laughter. "I'd leave that part out. Kristin Cashore
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All right, " Clara said. "We have our swordsman, so let's get moving. Brigan, could you attempt, at least, to make yourself presentable? I know this is a war, but the rest of us are trying to pretend it's a party. Kristin Cashore
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You won't even take your bow? Are you planning to throttle a moose with your bare hands, then?"" I've a knife in my boot, " she said, and then wondered, for a moment, if she could throttle a moose with her bare hands. Kristin Cashore
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Find something useful to do with your morning, ' she thought to him as she neared her chambers. 'Do something heroic in front of an audience. Knock a child into a river while no one's looking and then rescue him. Kristin Cashore
Katsa and Po were trying to drown each other and,...
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Katsa and Po were trying to drown each other and, judging from their hoots of laughter, enjoying it immensely. Kristin Cashore
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To Garan's credit, the treatment of Dellian prisoners did change after that. One particularly laconic man, after a session in which Fire learned positively nothing, thanked her for it specifically. "Best dungeons I ever been in, " he said, chewing on a toothpick." Wonderful, " Garan grumbled when he had gone. "We'll grow a reputation for our kindness to lawbreakers. Kristin Cashore
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It's not reasonable to love people who are only going to die, " she said. Nash thought about that for a moment, stroking Small's neck with great deliberation, as if the fate of the Dells depended on that smooth, careful movement." I have two responses to that, " he said finally. "First, everyone's going to die. Second, love is stupid. It has nothing to do with reason. You love whomever you love. Against all reasons I loved my father." He looked at her keenly. "Did you love yours?"" Yes, " she whispered. He stroked Small's nose. "I love you, " he said, "even knowing you'll never have me. And I love my brother, more than I ever realized before you came along. You can't help whom you love, Lady. Nor can you know what it's liable to cause you to do." She made a connection then. Surprised she sat back from him and studied his face, soft with shadows and light. She saw a part of him she hadn't seen before." You came to me for lessons to guard your mind, " she said, "and you stopped asking me to marry you, both at the same time. You did those things out of love for your brother."" Well" he said, looking a bit sheepishly at the floor. "I also took a few swings at him, but that's neither here nor there."" You're good at love, " she said simply, because it seemed to her that it was true. "I'm not so good at love. I'm like a barbed creature. I push everyone I love away." He shrugged. "I don't mind you pushing me away if it means you love me, little sister. Kristin Cashore
In the end, Leck should have stuck to his lies....
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In the end, Leck should have stuck to his lies. For it was the truth he almost told that killed him. Kristin Cashore
Truths are dangerous,
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Truths are dangerous, " he said." Then why are you writing them in a book?"" To catch them between the pages, " said Teddy, "and trap them before they disappear. Kristin Cashore