Quotes by Morgan Rhodes

You must draw from that strength. You must increase it. And you must hold on to it because sometimes that small glimmer of inner strength is all that we have to help us press forward through the darkness.

I think most are too afraid to see the truth.

There was no hope in death, only an end.

But I want you to know, Cleo continued, that there is hope. And that I am living proof of that hope. Because, even though I was forced into this marriage against my will, I have come to know Prince Magnus Lukas Damora very well these last months. And one thing Ive learned is that Prince Magnus is nothing like his father. Prince Magnus is brave and compassionate, and he truly wants whats just and best for this kingdom. Kindness is what makes a good king who will put the needs and rights of his people before his own desires.

...in life, a man only comes to a few crossroads that can shape his future for good or bad. Sometimes one recognized these crossroads, and could stop and think about the right decision. But other times, the choice could only be seen with the clarity that came afterward.

If every mortal looks at others as their friends, not as their enemies, the world would be a much better place, wouldnt it?

I believe with all my heart, that Magnus is a worthy and superior successor to your current king. Therefore, I ask today that you reject Gaius Damora as your leader and take Prince Magnus as your new king. He will right the wrongs that have overtaken Mytica. And he will make Gaius Damora pay for all he has destroyed.

One could get bored even with beauty when one was constantly surrounded by it.

After having grown up surrounded by so much manufactured beauty, Amara had come to want something different. Something that wasnt necessarily beautiful. Something imperfect, interesting, and perhaps even ugly.

Evil is a choice one makes, not a natural state of being.

Believe in magic. Believe in the impossible

She was murdered by rebels. He took in her unconcealed look of shock. So there you go. Something for you to celebrate. Magnus turned away from her, ready to find solace in his chambers, but the princess grabbed his arm to stop him. He sent a dark look at her over his shoulder. I would never celebrate death, no matter whose it is, she said, her gaze filled with anger and something else. Something that looked vaguely like sympathy. Come now, Im sure you wouldnt mourn any Damora. I know very well what its like to lose a parent in a tragic way. Oh, yes, we have so much in common. Maybe we should get married.

But there was nothing else she could be right now except strong.

I believe we make our own destinies, every last one of us.

You must continue to believe with all your heart. Sometimes belief is all if takes to make something real.

My grief has burrowed into me like a dark thing that eats away at my life.

Later, they also found a camp of outlaws who, when offered the chance to join the rebel ranks, unsheathed their daggers and threatened to cut the three into tiny, bloody pieces and eat them for dinner. They too that as a firm no.

Memories of ones past are tainted. There are no truths to be found in them.

I believe in magic. In evil sorceresses who deep down are really beautiful princesses. I believe in immortals who live in a different world than this one, accessible by magical stone wheels.

All magic comes with a price. A price that is never revealed until after the damage has been done.