“I do fear him,” I said, which was close to the truth. “I fear him as I fear the desert sun and poisonous snakes. They are all part of the life I live. But the sun gives light, and snakes will feed a caravan if they are caught and cooked.”
―
E.K. Johnston,
A Thousand Nights
“If you listen long enough to the whispers, you will hear the truth. Until then, I will tell you this: the world is made safe by a woman. She bound the monster up and cast him out, and the man who was left was saved.” ― E.K. Johnston, A Thousand Nights
“My sister is no fool and she is not tender-hearted,” I said. “My sister fights for her home, and takes what risks she must. That is why I put myself before her today—why I would not let you have her. My sister burns, and she does not burn for you.” ― E.K. Johnston, A Thousand Nights
“My sister burns, and she does not burn for you.” ― E.K. Johnston, A Thousand Nights
“Good men fall to monsters every day.” ― E.K. Johnston, A Thousand Nights
“That was where he was wrong. She wasn't weaponless. No Jedi ever was.” ― E.K. Johnston, Ahsoka
“I am yours to command, husband,” I said to him, and met his eyes.When my mother spoke to our father, she often said that. He liked it, the way she put herself in his hands. Until just now, I had not realized that since my mother was the one who allowed it, she had more power than even he might have realized. Lo-Melkhiin thought I was less than him; but his was not the only tally.” ― E.K. Johnston, A Thousand Nights
“If you think I'm going to apologize for being drugged and raped, you have another thing coming.” ― E.K. Johnston, Exit, Pursued by a Bear
“Let me get this straight...You are sending me out in a minivan whose date of manufacture predates the year of my birth, so that I can watch two dragon slayers track down enormous fire-breathing animals, in an effort to prevent me from spending time in the library?” ― E.K. Johnston, Dragon Slayer of Trondheim
“Always, it seemed, men would overlook unpleasant things for the sake of those that went well. The statues’ eyes for the melodious sounds of the fountain. The deaths of their daughters for the bounty of their trade.There was great beauty in this qasr, but there was also great ugliness and fear. I would not be like those men who turned their eyes from one to see the other. I would remember what those things cost.” ― E.K. Johnston, A Thousand Nights
“You have to remember every piece that's been played, even the ones removed from the board, because some of them might count against you in the end.” ― E.K. Johnston, Ahsoka
“There is life, and there is living.” ― E.K. Johnston, A Thousand Nights
“They'll stall you," Organa said. "I know it's a horrifying situation, but you can't fight every evil in the galaxy.""Evil? " Padmé said. "I've fought evil and it was easy: I shot it. It's apathy I can't stand.” ― E.K. Johnston, Queen's Shadow
“And if someone does figure it out and starts a rumour, we'll just deal with it," Polly says. "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger, and all that crap.""Do you ever dream of the day when your life can no longer be adequately summarized by Kelly Clarkson songs?" I ask."All the time," Polly says.” ― E.K. Johnston, Exit, Pursued by a Bear
“We are brave, your highness.” ― E.K. Johnston, Queen's Shadow
“Maybe he is starting to understand. I don't really care, though. I do not want to be anyone's model for becoming a better person.” ― E.K. Johnston, Exit, Pursued by a Bear
“I've fought evil, and it was easy: I shot it. It's apathy I can't stand.” ― E.K. Johnston, Queen's Shadow
“When Ahsoka opened her hands, she was not surprised to find that two lightsabers, rough and unfinished, were waiting. They would need more work, but they were hers. When she turned them on, they shone the brightest white.” ― E.K. Johnston, Ahsoka
“You are an idealist," Bonteri said. "That's not a bad thing.""I know," Padmé said. "I have worked very hard at it.” ― E.K. Johnston, Queen's Shadow
“If you listen long enough to the whispers, you will hear the truth. Until then, I will tell you this: the world is made safe by a woman. She bound the monster up and cast him out, and the man who was left was saved.” ― E.K. Johnston, A Thousand Nights
“My sister is no fool and she is not tender-hearted,” I said. “My sister fights for her home, and takes what risks she must. That is why I put myself before her today—why I would not let you have her. My sister burns, and she does not burn for you.” ― E.K. Johnston, A Thousand Nights
“My sister burns, and she does not burn for you.” ― E.K. Johnston, A Thousand Nights
“Good men fall to monsters every day.” ― E.K. Johnston, A Thousand Nights
“That was where he was wrong. She wasn't weaponless. No Jedi ever was.” ― E.K. Johnston, Ahsoka
“I am yours to command, husband,” I said to him, and met his eyes.When my mother spoke to our father, she often said that. He liked it, the way she put herself in his hands. Until just now, I had not realized that since my mother was the one who allowed it, she had more power than even he might have realized. Lo-Melkhiin thought I was less than him; but his was not the only tally.” ― E.K. Johnston, A Thousand Nights
“If you think I'm going to apologize for being drugged and raped, you have another thing coming.” ― E.K. Johnston, Exit, Pursued by a Bear
“Let me get this straight...You are sending me out in a minivan whose date of manufacture predates the year of my birth, so that I can watch two dragon slayers track down enormous fire-breathing animals, in an effort to prevent me from spending time in the library?” ― E.K. Johnston, Dragon Slayer of Trondheim
“Always, it seemed, men would overlook unpleasant things for the sake of those that went well. The statues’ eyes for the melodious sounds of the fountain. The deaths of their daughters for the bounty of their trade.There was great beauty in this qasr, but there was also great ugliness and fear. I would not be like those men who turned their eyes from one to see the other. I would remember what those things cost.” ― E.K. Johnston, A Thousand Nights
“You have to remember every piece that's been played, even the ones removed from the board, because some of them might count against you in the end.” ― E.K. Johnston, Ahsoka
“There is life, and there is living.” ― E.K. Johnston, A Thousand Nights
“They'll stall you," Organa said. "I know it's a horrifying situation, but you can't fight every evil in the galaxy.""Evil? " Padmé said. "I've fought evil and it was easy: I shot it. It's apathy I can't stand.” ― E.K. Johnston, Queen's Shadow
“And if someone does figure it out and starts a rumour, we'll just deal with it," Polly says. "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger, and all that crap.""Do you ever dream of the day when your life can no longer be adequately summarized by Kelly Clarkson songs?" I ask."All the time," Polly says.” ― E.K. Johnston, Exit, Pursued by a Bear
“We are brave, your highness.” ― E.K. Johnston, Queen's Shadow
“Maybe he is starting to understand. I don't really care, though. I do not want to be anyone's model for becoming a better person.” ― E.K. Johnston, Exit, Pursued by a Bear
“I've fought evil, and it was easy: I shot it. It's apathy I can't stand.” ― E.K. Johnston, Queen's Shadow
“When Ahsoka opened her hands, she was not surprised to find that two lightsabers, rough and unfinished, were waiting. They would need more work, but they were hers. When she turned them on, they shone the brightest white.” ― E.K. Johnston, Ahsoka
“You are an idealist," Bonteri said. "That's not a bad thing.""I know," Padmé said. "I have worked very hard at it.” ― E.K. Johnston, Queen's Shadow
