“And then what? "And then I will show you a trick that dragons have." A tiny flicker of hope sprang to life in my heart. "Oh, it should be more than a flicker. Haven’t you heard? We dragons can light anything ablaze.” HopeFantasyAdventureYaDragonDragon SchoolDragon RiderAblaze Book:The Ruby Isles Source: The Ruby Isles
“And we’d all live happily ever after... "Okay, that was a nice daydream, but maybe it’s time to come back to reality.” RealityHopeFantasyYaDragonDragon SchoolDragon RiderDaydream Book:The Ruby Isles Source: The Ruby Isles
“Hope is a torturous thing. It wrenches one from despair just long enough to allow one to take a breath before plunging her back beneath the icy waters. If it wasn't for those breaths, it would be easy to let ice claim the soul. Easy to let surrender swallow the struggle. But hope - cruel mistress that she is - is not satisfied with so neat an ending. Like a house cat with a tiny prisoner, she wants only to torment the soul again, and again, until it dies from a burst heart.” RealityHopeGriefDespairHeartbreak Book:Give Your Heart to the Barrow Source: Give Your Heart to the Barrow
“It was for him that I searched in every whisper of speech I heard, in every gentle touch, in every small glimpse of a face. It was for just one more glimmer of him, one more of his words passing like fine silk through the ring of my mind, one more sweetly bitter kiss searing my lips like fresh ginger.” LoveRealityHopeGriefMarriageDespairHeartbreak Book:Give Your Heart to the Barrow Source: Give Your Heart to the Barrow