Alethea Kontis Quotes

“Her heart was an invalid convinced that it would not survive many more sunsets.”

“They say that secrets live at the bottom of a wine bottle. Mama had made it there the night before, slow glass by slow glass, but she'd never spoken a word.”

“If the bird was made, it chose to be made. It's here because it chooses to be with you.”

“Everything in the world was about creativity: belief and creation. Storytelling was the essence of both.”

“The charming king of Arilland had fallen in love at first sight. There was no question he would soon take this beautiful stranger as his bride.Fate had brought them together. Destiny. It was intoxicating.”

“They know their crime," she said. "They know their shame.”

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“No," Wednesday agreed. "You have tortured with silence. You let her grieve for a soul she did not lose, mourn a heart that should not have broken, and berate herself for betraying the man she loves...with the man she loves. It can't be 'true' love without the truth, Rumbold.”

“He was furious with himself for having lived these last days on a wish. On a lie. A kiss does not make the future. Love alone does not make a life.”

“We are all fools blessed with the knowledge that certain events will come to pass no matter what path we take to get there. The wise ones follow their angels while they may.”