“Love is the strongest emotion any creature can feel except for hate, but hate can't hurt you. Love, and trust, and friendship, and all the other emotions humans value so much, are the only emotions that can bring pain. Only love can break a heart into so many pieces.” FeelsHumansHeartPainValuesHateHurtLove IsEmotionBreakPiecesCreaturesStrongestOnly LoveLove And TrustTrust And Friendship Book:The Den of Shadows Quartet Source: The Den of Shadows Quartet
“But you can't kill humans It's-- Evil? The world is evil Risika. Wolves hunt the stragglers in a group of deer. Vultures devour the fallen.Hyenas destroy the weak. Humans kill that which they fear. Survive and be strong, or die, cornered by your prey, trembling because the night is dark.” WorldHumansNightDiesEvilStrongDarkGroupsWeakFallenHuntsPreyTremblingDeerVultureCorneredHyenas Book:In the Forests of the Night Source: In the Forests of the Night
“Only in our darkest hour do we find the light. Humans are destructive by nature. The world is lacking balance. Terrors are beginning to triumph over the simple joys. Stand back and watch, because you're going to be here when we fall.” WorldHumansLightJoyFallHoursSimpleWatchesBalanceTerrorTriumphDestructiveLackingDarkest HourSimple Joys Author:Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
“They say the first of my kind was Alasdair, a human raised by hawks. She learned the languages of birds and was gifted with their form.” FirstsHumansKindFormLanguageBirdRaisedGiftedHawks Book:The Shapeshifters: The Kiesha'ra of the Den of Shadows Source: The Shapeshifters: The Kiesha'ra of the Den of Shadows