Jacqueline Carey
Jacqueline Carey
Jacqueline A. Carey is an American writer, primarily of fantasy fiction...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
honor battle may
Battle for the sake of honor may be a fine thing for bards to sing of, but it is no way to preserve one's homeland
lying asking answers
It's the same questions we ask of our existence, and the answer is always the same. The mystery lies not in the question nor the answer, but in the asking and answering themselves, over and over again, and the end is engendered in the beginning.
warrior love-is blood
Let the warriors clamor after gods of blood and thunder; love is hard, harder than steel and thrice as cruel.
pity cruelty casts
When Love cast me out, it was Cruelty who took pity upon me
stupid blame speak
Stupid to speak of blame when the wills of the immortals are involved.
mistake errors gross
But slight mistakes accumulate, and grow to gross errors if unchecked.
hurt mean boys
Whip us 'till we're on the floor, we'll turn around and ask for more, we're Phèdre's Boys! We like to hurt, we like to bleed, daily floggings do we need, we're Phèdre's Boys! Man or woman, we don't care, give us twins we'll take the pair! We're Phèdre's Boys! ...But just because we let you beat us, doesn't mean you can defeat us, we're Phèdre's Boys!
pay remember sin
We pay for sins we do not remember, and seek to do a will we can scarce fathom. That is what it is, to be a god's chosen.
children soon-enough young
Soon never comes soon enough to a young child.
yield weak kushiels-dart
That which yields is not always weak.
yield weak
Those that yield are not always weak
world doe perceive
There's more to clothing than just adornment. It does more than merely change how the world perceives us. It changes how we perceive ourselves.
life dream self
Your dreaming self seeks to tell you something your waking ears will not hear
hate two-sides blades
Oh love and hate are two sides of the same blade