“And I’ll stop with the lecture now. I don’t like people much—they irritate and annoy me. But I’m fascinated by them anyway.” PeopleStoryKaylinRennick Book:Cast in Fury Source: Cast in Fury
“Bellusdeo laughed. It was, for a moment, the only sound in the quiet of the fief’s night, and it was warmer and deeper than the lingering night chill. When her laughter faded, she glanced at Kaylin. “I was not like this before. I thought that the Shadows had not touched me.” She lowered her head a moment. Kaylin understood this, as well. “It seems so unfair,” she finally said. “Life is unfair. Which part of it pains you?” “We suffer, and it breaks something. When we win free—by gaining our name, by crossing a bloody bridge—we still live in a cage of scars. If life were fair, we would never have suffered what we suffered at all; having suffered it and survived, we’re still reacting to things that don’t exist anymore.” “But they did.” “Yes. I hate that they still define me.” Voice lower, she said to Bellusdeo, “I want that to change. I don’t know how to change it. But I’m willing to spend the rest of my life trying.” Shaking her head, she forced herself to smile; it was surprisingly easy. There was something about Bellusdeo that she liked. “Home is a strange thing.” “What do you mean?” “We lose it, and we think it’s gone forever. That’s how I felt the first time I lost mine. It took me years to understand that I could find—and make—another. I couldn’t do it on my own, though; I don’t think—for me—home exists in isolation.” HomeSurvivalFamily ValuesCreedKaylin Neya Book:Cast in Ruin Source: Cast in Ruin
“Stay," he said abruptly. "Stay, feed me. Read to me, if you like. Do not talk to me of death. Do not offer me your fear. I have fear of my own to drive me, and if my own fear is not strong enough to keep me from my duty, yours will only grieve me, girl. It will give me guilt and no rest, but it won't preserve my life.” DeathFear Book:City of Night Source: City of Night
“When you have all eternity, the word hurry is relative." "And the guards, being mortal, have less of it, and their version of slugglish doesn't approach your version of fast?" "Something very like that.” KaylinSanabalis Book:Cast in Secret Source: Cast in Secret
“I'm sworn to uphold his laws. Saying that you killed someone because they annoyed you isn't codified as acceptable, by those laws, anywhere I'm aware of." "You are clearly not looking carefully enough.” KaylinSanabalis Book:Cast in Ruin Source: Cast in Ruin
“Stop judging your life only by the failures," he whispered. "What should I do?" she whispered. "I'm always going to fail." "We all do," he said softly, his voice closer now. "We all fail. But none of us fail all the time.” FailureKaylin NeyaSevern Book:Cast in Silence Source: Cast in Silence
“Kill me now." "Nonsense. Dead, you will provide no relief from the interminable boredom." Everyone needed a purpose in life. Kaylin, however, wished fervently for a better one at this moment.” Kaylin NeyaTeela Book:Cast in Peril Source: Cast in Peril
“What would this have been, if it had more power to give?" "This may come as a surprise to you," he replied dryly, "But I am not an Ancient. Nor am I, human philosophy aside, a living construct." "Which means you don't know." "Which means, as you so succinctly put it, I do not know." - Kaylin & Tiamaris” MagicHawksKaylin NeyaTiamaris Book:Cast in Silence Source: Cast in Silence
“Can you hold off on the whole war thing until after I'm dead?” Kaylin Neya Book:Cast in Peril Source: Cast in Peril
“At the very least, if I have not - yet- chosen to end your life, I refuse to allow any of my kin to forever deprive me of my prerogative to do so.” ConsortKaylin Neya Book:Cast in Peril Source: Cast in Peril
“It made no sense, but nothing did at the moment, and at least this was a good crazy.” Kaylin Neya Book:Cast in Peril Source: Cast in Peril
“The end of the world is easy. We'll survive it, or we won't. But if we do survive, the rest of life is waiting.” Severn Book:Cast in Chaos Source: Cast in Chaos