Kushiel Quotes & Sayings

We are alike, Joscelin and I, in that what we do, we do very well. — Jacqueline Carey

When Love cast me out, it was Cruelty who took pity upon me — Jacqueline Carey

And Kushiel sends no punishment that we are not fit to bear. — Jacqueline Carey

What is fear but courage's shadow? — Jacqueline Carey

The harp sounds at each passing breeze, but that does not mean the tune is masterfully played. — Jacqueline Carey

For every victory there is a price. — Jacqueline Carey

I know what you are. I've always known from the beginning, Kushiel's Chosen. It is folly, to make claim on one whom the gods have marked for their own. And unlike the others, I am no fool, to grasp at that which burns to the touch. What you have given ... " she raised one hand, palm upward, the garnet seal dangling at her wrist, " ... I hold in an open hand. — Jacqueline Carey

Some chains are forged for us - those are the hardest to bear. — Jacqueline Carey

Truly, it is in loss that we learn a thing's true value. — Jacqueline Carey

Beauty is at its most poignant when the cold hand of Death holds poised to wither it imminently. — Jacqueline Carey

By morning, Joscelin was resigned. "You know, betimes I think you are a little mad, Imriel no Montreve," he said to me in the courtyard outside the stable, holding the Bastard's reins.
"You never said that to Phedre," I reminded him.
"Ah, well." He grinned despite himself. "In her case, there is no question. — Jacqueline Carey

It's funny, because in deference to conventional wisdom, I spent my struggling writer years trying to suppress my naturally baroque literary voice and write clean, spare prose. I finally gave up and embraced my baroque tendencies when I wrote the Kushiel series. — Jacqueline Carey