Kristen Britain Quotes & Sayings

They come in injured and mangled, we put them back together, then they stand in my halls making demands. A thankless lot to be sure. — Kristen Britain

Theirs was a story of two people bound strongly to one another yet forbidden to be together. He was royalty, she was a commoner. — Kristen Britain

Not all is certainty in our world, Karigan. If it were there'd be no opportunity for faith; and then it would be a very dull existence. — Kristen Britain

Every moment of life mattered. Even the perfect snowflake that alighted on his palm and melted in seconds. — Kristen Britain

Reveal yourself, mage! Only a coward stays cloaked in invisibility. — Kristen Britain

You're a stubborn, ill-trained horse." she said
The horse snorted and walked towards the North Road of his own volition.
"Hey!" Karigan pulled back on the reins. "Whoa. Who do you think is in charge here? — Kristen Britain

What had possessed her to kiss him? — Kristen Britain

Yes." His gaze grew distant. "If I'd have the chance, if my position permitted, I would have pleaded with her not to accept the mission because of the danger, and because I couldn't bear the thought of ... "
"Of losing her? — Kristen Britain

There is no better way to gain perspective on one's life than by gazing upon the heavens. — Kristen Britain

It's good to leave behind all that is comfortable and known every so often. It opens one's mind to the wide world. — Kristen Britain

I'll do my best. — Kristen Britain

If I could change it all for you, if it were in my power to spare you, I would do so. If I could trade places with you, I would. But I can only be here with you, and I will tell you this: you are not broken, and every inch of you is dear to me and whole. — Kristen Britain

I am learning there is much more to the world than can be plainly seen. — Kristen Britain

Do whatever you must, Karigan," he told her, his voice so quiet it would not carry, "to come back. You must come back. To me." ~King Zachary — Kristen Britain

You're a stubborn, ill-trained horse, — Kristen Britain

One never really knew just how taxing pain was till one was free of it and could feel the difference. — Kristen Britain

Human beings are naturally flawed when it comes to time and memory. The past is forgotten, or it is believed bad things will not recur, and people become bound in their current problems. That which afflicted the grandfathers of their grandfathers is a distant, dim thing, and not as important as present concerns, no matter how trivial. — Kristen Britain

But he's the king! — Kristen Britain

I swear ... I'll deliver the message for the love of my country. — Kristen Britain

Maybe, she thought with some perversity, it wasn't the gods who controlled the universe, but cats. Cats who toyed with humans as a puppeteer would a marionette. — Kristen Britain

Do you love your country and your king?"
Karigan paused. What a curious question. King Zachary was relatively new to the throne
and she knew little of his policies or methods, but it wouldn't do to sound disloyal to a
dying servant of Sacoridia.
"Yes."
"I'm a messenger ... Green Rider." The young man's body spasmed with pain, and blood
dribbled over his lip and down his chin. "The satchel on the saddle ... important message
for ... king. Life or death. If you love Sacor ... Sacoridia and its king, take it. Take it to him. — Kristen Britain

Identify you as messenger ... to other Riders." The words were gasped as if he
were forcing air in and out of his lungs by sheer will to extend his life. "Fly ... Rider, with
great speed. Don't read m-message. Then they can't tor-torture ... it from you. If captured,
shred it and toss it to the winds." Then, because his voice had grown so faint, she had to
lean very close to hear his final words. "Beware the shadow man."
A cold tremor ran through Karigan's body. "I'll do my best," she told him. — Kristen Britain

There were more recent markings as well-initials scratched over the pictographs, some with dates. people were always wanting to announce their existence to the world in a way that would surpass the ages, creating some sort of immortality. For all Karigan knew, the more ancient carvings were just another incarnation of such an urge. — Kristen Britain

Often, just as when they were children, it was four against one when some argument came up. At least they no longer sat on him to force him to submit to their wishes. — Kristen Britain

You do not come to the thee-ator and it will wither your soul. (Madam Leadora Seamstress for the Royal Magnificent Theater) — Kristen Britain

A hush of expectancy descended in the chamber as all waited to hear the request. What treasure could he want? Laren inventoried in her mind all the precious trappings of the castle she could think of -jewels, weapons, art-and she saw that the others must be doing the same. What did the Sacoridians possess that would be good enough for the Eletian prince?
"My brother," Graelalea said, "requires many pounds of dark chocolate fudge and Dragon Droppings. We must visit the Master of Chocolate. — Kristen Britain