Jacqueline A. Carey (born October 9, 1964) is an American writer, primarily of fantasy fiction.
We are all these things [. . . ]. Pride, desire, compassion, cleverness, belligerence, fruitfulness, loyalty. . . and guilt. But above it all stands love. And if we desire to be more than human, that is the star by which we must set our sights.
The tapestry of history is woven of many threads.
Surely if we knew what bitterness fate held in store, we would shrink back in fear and let the cup of life pass us by untasted.
To recongnize that the treachery of one member of a house does not taint all born within it
The harp sounds at each passing breeze, but that does not mean the tune is masterfully played.
It is my observations, though, that happiness limits the amount of suffering one is willing to inflict upon others
Love is hard, harder than steel and thrice as cruel. It is inexorable as the tides, and life and death alike follow in its wake.
Soon never comes soon enough to a young child.
It is a comfort, in anguish, to be reminded of the scale of one's own troubles against the mighty breadth of the world.
If you thought better of me, you would not be so surprised
Spontaneity is the province of youth
It is not wise to meddle with D'Angelines in matters of love.
Whip us 'till we're on the floor, we'll turn around and ask for more, we're Phèdre's Boys! We like to hurt, we like to bleed, daily floggings do we need, we're Phèdre's Boys! Man or woman, we don't care, give us twins we'll take the pair! We're Phèdre's Boys!. . . But just because we let you beat us, doesn't mean you can defeat us, we're Phèdre's Boys!
For every victory there is a price.
To have a traitor for an ally is to have an enemy in waiting
But slight mistakes accumulate, and grow to gross errors if unchecked.
When Love cast me out, it was Cruelty who took pity upon me
Oh love and hate are two sides of the same blade
True friendship must be akin to romance, I think. only without all the anguish and anxiety.
Nothing spoils idle pleasure like too much awareness