Kristin Cashore Quotes - Page 8

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• There will be no yelling at people who are bleeding themselves to unconsciousness.

  Kristin Cashore

  Yelling, People, Bleeding

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Fire”, p.21, Penguin

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• He laughed. "I know you're teasing me. And you should know I'm not easily humiliated. You may hunt for my food, and pound me every time we fight, and protect me when we're attacked, if you like. I'll thank you for it.

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  Fighting, May, Pounds

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Graceling”, p.181, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• To Garan's credit, the treatment of Dellian prisoners did change after that. One particularly laconic man, after a session in which Fire learned positively nothing, thanked her for it specifically. "Best dungeons I ever been in," he said, chewing on a toothpick. "Wonderful," Garan grumbled when he had gone. "We'll grow a reputation for our kindness to lawbreakers.

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  Kindness, Men, Fire

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Fire”, p.143, Penguin

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• Something caught in her throat at this second thanks, when she'd threatened him so brutally. When you're a monster, she thought, you are thanked and praised for not behaving like a monster. She would like to restrain from cruelty and receive no admiration for it.

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  Monsters, Thanks, Admiration

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Graceling”, p.136, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• I've been afraid of being Cansrel,' she said aloud to her reflection. 'But I'm not Cansrel.' At her elbow, Musa said blandly, 'Any one of us could have told you that, Lady.' Fire looked at the captain of her guard and laughed, because she wasn't Cansrel- she wasn't anyone but herself. She had no one's path to follow; her path was her own to choose.

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  Reflection, Fire, Elbows

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Fire”, p.120, Penguin

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• We need an ally of Mydogg's or Gentian's pretending to be among the most loyal allies of the king,' Brigan said. 'Shouldn't be so hard, really. If I shot an arrow out the window I'd probably hit on.

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  Kings, Arrows, Allies

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Fire”, p.135, Penguin

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• Location: Amsterdam, Where Fire Is Called "Vlam

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  Fire, Amsterdam, Location

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• She would thump them both, and she would apologize to neither.

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  Apologizing

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Graceling”, p.90, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• I'd thought once, actually, of taking your mind, if you asked. I'd thought I could help you fall asleep at night." He opened his mouth to say something. Shut it again. His face closed for a moment, his unreadable mask falling into place. He spoke softly. "But that wouldn't be fair; for after I slept you'd be left awake, with no one to help you sleep.

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  Fall, Sleep, Night

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• It made Fire so angry, the thought of such a medicine, a violence done to herself to stop her from creating anything like herself. And what was the purpose of these eyes, this impossible face, the softness and the curves of this body, the strength of this mind; what was the point, if none of the men who desired her were to give her any babies, and all it ever brought her was grief? What was the purpose of a woman monster?

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  Baby, Grief, Eye

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Fire”, p.138, Penguin

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• It's only water," she said. "Tell that to a drowning man," Giddon said.

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  Men, Water, Drowning

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Graceling”, p.44, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Your brothers are the foolish ones for not seeing the strength in beautiful things.

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  Beautiful, Brother, Foolish

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Graceling”, p.105, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• But everyone has some kind of power to hurt people.

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  Hurt, People, Kind

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Graceling”, p.405, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• I think.' she said, 'that sometimes we don't feel the things that we are. But others can feel them.

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  Thinking, Sometimes, Said

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Fire”, p.266, Penguin

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• Great! He has indigestion, so let's torture him with cake.

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  Cake, Torture, Indigestion

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• Spelling bees? Spelling bees do not scare me. I competed in the National Spelling Bee twice, thank you very much. My dad competed in the National Spelling Bee. My aunt competed in the National Spelling Bee. My uncle WON the National Spelling Bee. If I can't spell it, I know someone who can. So just bring it on.

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  Uncles, Dad, Fear

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• And she would protect him as fiercely, if it were ever his need- if a fight ever became too much for him or if he needed shelter, or food, or a fire in the rain. Or anything she could provide. She would protect him from anything.

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  Rain, Fighting, Fire

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Graceling”, p.227, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Everyone wants a bit of something beautiful." Clara said. "Among the wealthy it's the rare skins and furs sold on the black market. With everyone else it's whatever they find clogging the gutters or killed in the housetraps. It al amounts to the same thing, of course, but the rich people feel better knowing they've paid a fortune.

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  Beautiful, Feel Better, Knowing

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Fire”, p.129, Penguin

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• I wish people would stop hitting Po," whispered Bitterblue. "Well," Giddon said. "Yes. I'm hoping Skye is following my model. Punch Po; go on a long trip; feel better; come back and make up.

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  Feel Better, Long, People

  Kristin Cashore (2012). “Bitterblue”, p.333, Penguin

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• In the saddle again, Fire mulled over the commander's trust, prodding it around, like a candy in her mouth, trying to decide whether she believed it.

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  Fire, Trying, Mouths

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Fire”, p.105, Penguin

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• If we're to be judged by our parents and grandparents, then we all may as well impale ourselves upon jagged bits of rock.

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  Rocks, Grandparent, May

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Fire”, p.248, Penguin

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• I’m suspicious of the notion of a single book that would benefit everyone to read.

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  Book, Benefits, Notion

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• Bitterblue had never seen a man naked, and she was curious. She decided the universe owed her a few minutes, just a few, to satisfy her curiosity. So she went to him and knelt, which shut him up.

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  Men, Curiosity, Naked

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• A book that bores me to tears is a book that neglects character building and quality of prose.

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  Book, Character, Tears

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• Saf keeps a vast range of bullies on hand at all times.

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  Hands, Bully, Range

  Kristin Cashore (2012). “Bitterblue”, p.151, Penguin

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