12/30/23

 “I would not want you to accidentally come between Prince Jerod and his sense of duty." - Vere

"(I) Kidnapped two nuns and one honest citizen by ways of evil magics. It was sort of an emergency." - Ossian 

“Our Uncles Can be Surprisingly Sentimental.” - Brita

“You will know them by their Service to little lies. They will arrive as Strangers but hold they are not. They will offer Wisdoms from far away places but steal secrets for payment. They will Heal those who have fought bravely but take their blood and flesh without consent. They will be Pious and Learned but bolt straightaway for dark places if you expose them. They target the Young but seek advantage over the Ancient. Such shall you know them." - Celina

 “Jerod who helped rescue us from the monks? Little bit tiny certain of himself?" — Alex

"The original plan was to drop out of a tree.” — Rowan

"Want to come visit an island?  The weather's hot, but the nights are sugarcane sweet." — Delta

“I grew up learning to be unseen.  This whole 'making a splash' is so foreign that I don't even think about it.” — Garrett

“In Part the Second, Martin and I rolled Vialle up in a rug and hellrode out of Xanadu.” — Edan

Jerod is now the voice of reason and patience.  No one is more surprised than Jerod apparently.
— Jerod

"We don't want to leave blood here.” — Ossian

"The sudden flash of insight," Brennan says.  "The disorientation and pain of a new perspective.
The will to act on it." — Brennan

“We have a saying in Hikariguni.  Shigata ga nai.  What can’t be helped must be endured.  We will get through this.” — Misao

“I have discovered that there is a hospital here run by a religious order and the building is in the shape of a glass pyramid.  They might as well have put their name on the side." — Conner

“You asked what I want from you. Ask instead what Rebma needs from you. I think your insight already tells you Moire is damaging the Realm.” — Celina

“May your spear arm be strong, your temper steady, your stratagems cunning, and your aim true." — Pen

“I’m Sir Fletcher of Amber. If you need more of an explanation than that it means you should stay put and call your supervisor.” — Fletcher

Crow Girls adapt. She studies him for weaknesses, in case she needs to break something off him and beat him to death with it. — Tricksey

'Maths?'  Robin looks baffled for a moment. For her, Reality and Pattern-work has always been about passion and music. — Robin

“Children should Not Be Punished for their Parents Sins, Nor Should it Be the Opposite.  And Which King has such a Heavy Hand?” — Brita

February Quotes!

Brennan:"I knew no one in the Family, but I knew Brand was planning to kill me. So for all those centuries, that was my default model of Family behavior. What I'm saying is, I may not have the best perspective."

Brita:"You Will make a Stalwart Defender of Watery Rebma. But you will Likely get All Pruny from Being in the Water."

Celina:"The redheads suddenly seem to like being wet. A passing interest in preserving a Pattern too I think."

Conner:Conner holds her as long she wants to be held murmuring soothing sounds and gently stroking her hair. At no point does he let the platitude, "It will be all right," pass his lips.

Edan:"So be it, then. I go where I will." Edan salutes the Moonrider with one of his blades, buying a few extra seconds before everything goes completely south.

Fletcher:"The more I hear about what Huon did, the more I wonder if it's possible to punish him enough."

Folly:"...what I really want to ask him may require more sensitivity, diplomacy, and tact than even I can muster. I'm pretty sure 'Sorry we broke the universe, and by the way, could you tell me about that time your dad was an ass to your mom?' isn't gonna cut it."

Hannah:"You're not listening to me. You are not Random's keeper, nor Vialle's either. Until you heal yourself, you can't be the help they need. The best thing you can do for this kingdom right now is focus on yourself. I'm beginning to get the feeling you're afraid to do that."

Jerod: "Ossian did a little work for the King. I try to keep an eye on anything he puts his mind to...make sure he doesn't blow us all somewhere unpleasant in a fit of artistic pique."

Lilly:"I think it will just be me and my blade. Unless you have any other suggestions? I figure I should takeadvantage of Prince Benedict's favorite smith while I have the chance." Lilly smiles brightly as she lays her sword down before Mallet.

Ossian:"I do wonder what they did study. Reid was learned, but also somewhat barbaric."

Paige:"Religious cult," she appends. "Not cults of personality, as she's already that in spades."

Raven:"You lot," Raven says with a certain amount of exasperation in her voice, "are worse than that lot out there was the first time we hit a port that had whores."

Robin:"But you know," Robin shrugs one shoulder off-handedly, "for rough fun on the docks, Silhouette's in thefainting flower Family weight class. I, on the other hand, am not."

Signy:"There was a face, but it turned away pretty quickly. I think it looked at me and thought I wasn't interesting." The tone of mock indignation seems a striking contrast to her earlier anger.

Silhouette:“Indeed, I have observed the Family’s inability to distinguish the difference between association and patronage. The stigma they’ve placed upon my person is both perplexing and troubling. As such, I intend to faithfully serve either Xanadu or Rebma to dispel this specious attitude - whichever will have me."

Vere:"I have had the experience before, of speaking to someone and realizing that they are hearing something other than what you are saying. But it is always disconcerting, and makes one wonder whether one was unclear."

More Quotes!

"I am Brita, Your Kin. Most Likely Cousin as we do seem to be the Most Populated generation."

"...Only the truly foolish or mad would consort freely with rabid beasts.”
"Excellent! Then since Huon is your enemy, you'll help find him."

"I am your father's Aunt Fiona, and we are going on a trip. We we will stay in a place your father and I know for a little while, and then we will come home. Doesn't that sound like fun?"

Folly smiles. "I think I can safely say that both he and I have some sympathy for Max's situation, having grown up with somewhat... ah... overbearing female caretakers ourselves."

"As for Khela, well." There's a pause while she sorts her words again. "My Queen said long ago she would destroy herself without anyone else's help. So I wait."

"And if the kitchen steward asks, you can tell them I told you to count ships."

"Is it useful to have this person questioned by a Redhead?"

"If Rebma and Tir are not simply reflections of Amber, I would not want us to vanish the way the people who created those Patterns seem to have."

"She was in a realm of portents or dangerous fantasy, depending on who you talk to."

HoC Quotes 8/29/10

Brennan:
"Which would you like to hear first-- the error I've already made, or my asking advice on how to avoid another one?"

Brita:
"Brutal and Violent, Temper and Pride..." Brita gets an almost wistful look in her eyes. " Sounds like Home Asgard."

Celina:
"Khela has many redeeming virtues. I don't think politics is one of them. What might we do about that? Shall we plan to be awesome in spite of our targets?"

Conner
"You know, it just occurred to me that on some level this is all Paige and Daeon's fault."

Edan
Edan looks like he's trying not to roll his eyes. "Marids," is all he says.

Fletcher
"How does she know? I didn't think it was the sort of thing you could get a doctor's note for."

Folly
"...I do find myself navigating a bit of a minefield, and I wouldn't mind a little insight into who's likely to blow up at whom."

Garrett
"He asked if I was going to make a habit out of defying him, and I answered that once is not a habit."

Jerod
"It's kind of hard to avoid stepping on someone's turf if you're not up on all the memos."

Ossian
"For being eternal all of you seem to have very little patience for telling long stories."

Paige
The Warden sighs, gently. "Yes, but it's been observed, I can't just screw it into submission."

Raven
"Separate might be a bit more peaceful; the boy can't be more than five or six, and her parenting ain't changed much since I was that age."

Robin
"Don't touch it with anything you're fond of."

Signy
"I was told I couldn't come back until I figured out why everyone was being kicked out."

Silhouette
"...I suspect the accompanying fish-faces would be lost on her majesty."

Vere
"Such apparent coincidence is the very nature of the divine."

Silhouette

“I am the specter of Kabeiro ap Cadmilus, your precious Little Meliai. The eleven-year
old girl you abandoned to the flames of war and cruel men. The child
you left to die and be reborn from the ashes. And no matter how you
deny it, I am your Daughter. I am your Blood. I am your Sin.

“And I shall no longer be forgotten.”

Silhouette

“I must leave you, Little Meliai. But only for a time,” she’d said.

“I shall return to you, I promise.”

It had been the first time her mother had lied to her.

But as Silhouette holds Caine’s hand, a lifetime away from that fragile moment, she doubts it would be the last.