Quotes by Cate Tiernan

Yes. Reyn is our resident horse master. He has an excellent seat.I grinned. Ive noticed.Reyns face tightened and Nell flushed, looking embarrassed. Its an equestrian term.Really? I thought you were talking about his ass.

There is darkness in light, there is pain in joy, and there are thorns on the rose.

I cared about them. I wanted them to feel better, to live better lives. And then it occurred to me - I cared about myself. I wanted me to live a better life, too Caring about myself was allowing me to care about others.

Maybe what River had meant was that time itself was like a river, moving steadily forward, and you got to be in a new river every day, every hour. All my life Id felt like a lake. A lake where everyhting was contained, forever. All my experiences, all the different people Id been, everything Id had, everything Id lost...I carried them around with me, all the time

I felt an overwhelming gratitude in my life right now and wanted a chance to acknowledge it. I felt that any thanks given to any god all went to the same place, anyway, no matter what religion you were centered in.

No, officer, I have no idea why Im wearing this possum costume. I called you what? OH. My bad.-Nastasya

I held a nail in place and slammed it with the hammer. Best. Chore. Ever.

The Goddess teaches us that every ending is also a beginning. May there be rebirth from this death.

There is beauty and darkness in everything. Sorrow in joy, life in death, thorns on the rose.

Anytime you feel love for anything, be it stone, tree, lover, or child, you are touched by the Goddesss magick...

I looked deeply into the fire, and the timeless, eternal dance of colors I saw there was so beautiful, I wanted to cry. Cals deep voice floated toward me as clearly as a whisper in a tunnel, as if his words were meant for me alone, and the found me unerringly even as the group dissolved into talking. He said the words under his breath, his gaze fixed on my face. I banish loneliness.

Im here by choice, I reminded myself. Im here because I cant bear to be not- here anymore. Im here because I cant tell right from wrong, light from dark. Im here because I cant stand being me. Im here because I dont want anyone to know where I am.

He gave a hard smile and the oxygen in my lungs evaporated. “Weboth know I’m not a gentleman.”“Yeah. Okay, let me out. I’m tired.”“There’s something else,” he said, and I groaned.“What now?”“This.” He stepped closer to me, so close that the containers weresandwiched between us. His eyeslooked down into mine, intent and golden, like a lion.“Oh, no, you don’t!” I hissed, dropping everything. I pushed hardagainst his chest; it was like shovinga tree.“Yes,” he said very softly, leaning down. “Yes, I do.

At that moment I remembered something Cal had told me: that there is beauty in darkness in everything. Sorrow in joy, life and death, thorns on the rose. I knew then that I could not escape pain and torment any more than I could give up joy and beauty

Being good is something that one must choose over and over again, every day, throughout the day, for the rest of ones life, Asher said. A day is made of a thousand decisions, most small, some huge. With each decision you have the chance to work toward light, or sink toward darkness.

Then whats the point of trying if you cant even win?You win in lots of different ways, Asher said. Lots of little wins. The point of this life is not to be good all the time. Its to be as good as you can. No one is perfect. No one does it right all the time. Thats not what life is.

Please, please be some sex-starved nutcase who wants to kidnap me and make me your love slave, I begged silently.

Because you are in the middle of becoming who you will be. It isnt going to be easy. You may need help. So feel free to ask us for it.

Have you ever seen a god laugh? It makes you catch your breath and feel hopeful and shivery and excited all at the same time. Thats how it was watching Cal.

“Maybe what River had meant was that time itself was like a river, moving steadily forward, and you got to be in a new river every day, every hour. All my life Id felt like a lake. A lake where everyhting was contained, forever. All my experiences, all the different people Id been, everything Id had, everything Id lost...I carried them around with me, all the time”