Kristin Cashore Quotes - Page 5

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• I'm not good at love. I'm like a barbed creature. I push everyone I love away.

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  Pushing Me Away, Creatures

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Fire”, p.154, Hachette UK

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• Saf keeps a vast range of bullies on hand at all times.

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  Hands, Bully, Range

  Kristin Cashore (2012). “Bitterblue”, p.151, Penguin

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• Part a of scene from 'Bitterblue' between Madlen (Bitterblue's medicine woman) and Bitterblue: Madlen came to sit beside her [Bitterblue] on the bed. "Lady Queen," she said with her own particular brand of rough gentleness. "It is not the job of the child to protect her mother. It's the mother's job to protect the child. By allowing your mother to protect you, you gave her a gift. Do you understand me?

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  Mother, Jobs, Queens

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• I’m suspicious of the notion of a single book that would benefit everyone to read.

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  Book, Benefits, Notion

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• I hear you're supposed to be good at manipulating people. Try a little harder to make me like you, all right? I'm the queen. Your life will be nicer if I like you.

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  I Like You, Queens, People

  Kristin Cashore (2012). “Bitterblue”, p.130, Penguin

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• King Drowden has given his men instructions to infiltrate the town, bribe townspeople for the secrets of their neighbors, steal the neighbors’ hidden treasures. Much more subtle than Drowden’s usual smash and burn technique. We do hope Drowden isn’t growing a brain.

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  Kings, Men, Secret

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• Bitterblue had never seen a man naked, and she was curious. She decided the universe owed her a few minutes, just a few, to satisfy her curiosity. So she went to him and knelt, which shut him up.

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  Men, Curiosity, Naked

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• A quote from 'Fire' where Fire projected a thought to her best friend Archer: "Love doesn't measure that way, she [Fire] thought to him [Archer]. And you may blame me for your feelings, but it isn't fair to blame me for how you've chosen to behave.

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  Archer, Fire, Feelings

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• A book that bores me to tears is a book that neglects character building and quality of prose.

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  Book, Character, Tears

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• Teddy grinned again. '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.' -'If they're dangerous, why not let them disappear?' -'Because when truths disappear, they leave behind blank spaces, and that is also dangerous.

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  Book, Writing, Space

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• Ivan had contrived somehow in the dark of night to replace every watermelon in the watermelon patch with a gravestone, and every gravestone in the engraver's lot with a watermelon

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  Dark, Night, Gravestone

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Graceling”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Madlen: 'It's a relief to me, Lady Queen, that in your own pain, you take no interest in hurting yourself.' Bitterblue: 'Why would I? Why should I? It's foolish. I would like to kick the people who do it.' Madlen: 'That would, perhaps, be redundant, Lady Queen.

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  Hurt, Queens, Pain

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• It has been a hard lesson to learn, that greatness requires suffering.

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  Greatness, Suffering, Lessons

  Kristin Cashore (2012). “Bitterblue”, p.274, Penguin

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• I’m bored to death. Perhaps I should pillage one of my neighbors for my own amusement. It seems to work for Drowden.

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  Bored, Amusement, Neighbor

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• Would you please do me the honor of telling me WHAT THE BLAZES IS GOING ON?

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  Honor, Please

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• It was just that she had the need to tell him something honest, something honest and unhappy, because cheerful lies tonight were too depressing and too sharp, turning in on her like pins

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  Depressing, Lying, Unhappy

  Kristin Cashore (2012). “Bitterblue”, p.73, Penguin

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• He made her drunk, this man made her drunk; and every time his eyes flashed into hers she could not breathe.

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  Eye, Men, Drunk

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Graceling”, p.242, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Brigan spun around to face the man, swearing with as much as exasperation and fury as Fire had ever heard anyone swear. The man scuttled away in alarm.

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  Men, Fire, Alarms

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Fire”, p.210, Penguin

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• 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.

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  Queens, Giving, Honor

  Kristin Cashore (2012). “Bitterblue”, p.315, Penguin

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• Your horse is named Small. Yes. Mine is named Big. -Fire and Brigan

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  Horse, Fire, Bigs

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• Fire supposed he needed to be there in order to give rousing speeches and lead the charge into the fray, or whatever is was commanders did in wartime. She resented his competence at something so tragic and senseless. She wished he, or somebody, would throw down his sword and say, 'Enough! This is a silly way to decide who's in charge!' And it seemed to her, as the beds in the healing room filled and emptied and filled, that these battles didn't leave much to be in charge of. The kingdom was already broken, and this war was tearing the broken pieces smaller.

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  War, Silly, Healing

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Fire”, p.250, Penguin

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• If we're to be judged by our parents and grandparents, then we all may as well impale ourselves upon jagged bits of rock.

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  Rocks, Grandparent, May

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Fire”, p.248, Penguin

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• I wish people would stop hitting Po," whispered Bitterblue. "Well," Giddon said. "Yes. I'm hoping Skye is following my model. Punch Po; go on a long trip; feel better; come back and make up.

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  Feel Better, Long, People

  Kristin Cashore (2012). “Bitterblue”, p.333, Penguin

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• But all I feel is impatience, fury for the opposition I anticipate and the lies I'm going to have to tell to make it happen, and frustration that I can't even take a walk without them sending someone to hover. Attack me," she said. "I beg your pardon, Lady Queen?" "You should attack me, and we'll see what he does. He's probably quite bored--it'll be a relief to him." "Mightn't he run me through with his sword?" "Oh." Bitterblue chuckled. "Yes, I suppose he might. That would be a shame." "I'm gratified that you think so," said Giddon dryly.

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  Running, Queens, Lying

  Kristin Cashore (2012). “Bitterblue”, p.84, Penguin

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• Mercy was more frightening than murder, because it was harder, and Randa didn't deserve it. And even though she wanted what the voice wanted, she didn't think she had the courage for it.

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  Thinking, Voice, Murder

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Graceling”, p.170, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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