Quotes From "The Kiss Of Deception" By Mary E. Pearson

I will find you. In the farthest corner, I will find you. Mary E. Pearson

The seed of the gift may come, but a seedling that isn't nourished dies quickly. Mary E. Pearson

Ascente cha ores ri ve breazza."" Turn your ear to the wind, " she interpreted. "Stand strong. Mary E. Pearson

Today was the day a thousand dreams would die and a single dream would be born. The wind knew. It was the first of June, but cold gusts bit at the hilltop citadelle as fiercely as deepest winter, shaking the windows with curses and winding through drafty halls with warning whispers. There was no escaping what was to come. Mary E. Pearson

There aren't many berry bushes where I'm from."" And just where would that be?" His hand paused on a berry like it was a monumental decision whether to pluck it or not. He finally pulled and explained he was from a small town in the southernmost part of Morringhan. When I asked the name, he said it was very small and had no name.." A town with no name? Really? How very odd." I waited for him to scramble, and he didn't disappoint me." It's only a region. A few scattered dwellings at most. We're farmers there. Mostly farmers. And you? Where are you from?".. I took the berry still poised in his fingers and popped it in my mouth. Where was I from? I narrowed my eyes and smiled. "A small town in the northernmost part of Morrighan. Mostly farmers. Only a regions, really. A few scattered dwellings. At most. No name." He couldn't restrain a chuckle. "Then we come from opposite but similar worlds, don't we?. Mary E. Pearson

Snow. I wondered what it felt like. Aunt Bernette said it could be both soft and hard, cold and hot. It stung and burned when the wind pelted it through the air, and it was a gentle cold feather when it drifted down in lazy circles from the sky. I couldn't imagine it being so many things, and I wondered if she had taken license with her story as Father always claimed. I couldn't stop thinking of it. Snow. . Mary E. Pearson

I saw sadness when I looked at what was left of them. The demigods who had once controlled the heavens had been brought low, humbled to the point of death. I always imagined I heart their crumbled masterpieces singing an endless mourning dirge. I turned, looking at the wild grass shivering across the plateau. "I see only reminders that nothing lasts forever, not even greatness."" Some things last." I faced him. "Really? And just what would that be?"" The things that matter. Mary E. Pearson

Until one comes who is mightier, The one sprung from misery, The one who was weak, The one who was hunted, The one marked with claw and vine, The one named in secret, The one called Jezelia. Mary E. Pearson

A perfect night... a perfect forever Mary E. Pearson

Once upon a time, there was a man as great as the gods… But even the great can tremble with fear. Even the great can fall Mary E. Pearson

Don't be afraid, child, The stories are always there. Mary E. Pearson

It made me think how different everything might have been if we had both been born in Terravin. Mary E. Pearson

Ancients pulled metals more precious than gold from the center of the earth - They spun into giant lacy wings that flew them to the stars and back "Is that what you'd do with wings?" She shook her head "No, I'd fly to the stars, but I'd never come back Mary E. Pearson

As we got older, their mischiefs continued to be shrugged off, but mine were not, and I knew from that point that I was measured from a different stick than my brothers. Mary E. Pearson

Who was this girl who thumbed her nose at two kingdoms and did as she pleased? Mary E. Pearson

I trust you all slept well, ” I said, deliberately keeping my tone light. I returned Malich’s glare with a tight-lipped grin.“ Yes, we did, ” Kaden answered quickly.“ I’m sorry to hear that. Mary E. Pearson