“Maybe being so short has made me age slower, or something.” FantasyFantasy Young AdultFantasy SeriesCrown DuelCourt Duel Author:Sherwood Smith
“A wager?" I repeated. "Yes," he said, and gave me a slow smile, bright with challenge. ... "Stake?" I asked cautiously. He was still smiling, an odd sort of smile, hard to define. "A kiss." My first reaction was outrage, but then I remembered that I was on my way to Court, and that had to be the kind of thing they did at Court. And if I win I don't have to collect. I hesitated only a moment longer, lured by the thought of open sky, and speed, and winning. "Done," I said.” IfsWayFirstsKindSaidStillsHardDoneMomentsWinningChallengesSkyKissingCourtSpeedReactionsMy WayOddRememberedStakesOutrageWagersStill SmilingCrown Duel Author:Sherwood Smith
“They're safe,'' he said. "And you're not made of glass". He swept me up in his arms. I laughed. "And I'm not made of glass." He carried me into our room and kicked the door shut behind us.” MadeSaidRoomsBehindsDoorsArmsSafeGlassesLaughedCrown Duel Author:Sherwood Smith
“So let me end with the wish that you find the same kind of happyiness, and laughter, and love, that I have found, and that you have the wisdon to make them last.” KindEndsLastsFoundWishLaughterAnd LoveLet MeLove And LaughterCrown Duel Author:Sherwood Smith
“Memory warps time, as it does the sights and sounds and smells of reality; for what shapes it is emotion, which can twist what seems clear, just as the surface of a pond seems to bend the stick thrust into the water.” DoeRealitySeemsRememberSoundWaterMemoriesEmotionClearShapesSightSticksSmellSurfaceTwistsThrustPondsWarpSight And SoundCrown Duel Book:Crown Duel Source: Crown Duel
“Because you showed one face to all the rest of the world, and another to me.” WorldFacesCrown Duel Author:Sherwood Smith
“Except. What is normal at any given time? We change just as the seasons change, and each spring brings new growth. So nothing is ever quite the same.” GivenGrowthNormalSpringSeasonsSeasons ChangeNew GrowthCrown Duel Author:Sherwood Smith
“Despite how entertaining certain stories were, at the bottom of every item of gossip there was someone getting hurt.” StoriesCertainHurtBottomDespiteGossipEntertainingItemsGetting HurtCrown Duel Author:Sherwood Smith
“One doesn't lose a self, like a pair of gloves or a pine. We learn and change, or we harden into stone.” SelfLosesStonesPairsGlovesCrown Duel Author:Sherwood Smith
