The Knight and the Moth
A source page for quotes linked to Rachel Gillig.
“Sadness, like birch bark, had all the appearance of frailty. And yet... The tree prevailed.”
“To tell a story is in some part to tell a lie, isn't it?”
“No rot hiding behind the scent of flowers. When I insult you, you’ll know it.”
“What is either to the intricacies of women, who reach both?”
“Dying, after all, is the risk of killing.”
“I wanted to show you that I wasn’t too good for a knight—just too good for you.”
“seen and revered but never known.”
“Fear is not an outward-pointing compass, my girl. You should not let it guide your way.”
“I fear she will die without ever having lived.”