Tricia Levenseller Quotes

Kallias opens his mouth. Shuts it again. Then, "You and I are playing a very dangerous game.

I am always the one in control.

Don't even think about it."
"I already did.

I'm a pirate," I remind him.
"Yes. I just can't figure out if you're a good pirate or a really good pirate.

It's not a question of if you'll win, I continue. The only question is whether you will choose to fight. Will you fight for your queen? Will you fight for your waters and treasure? Will you fight for your little ones?

Yes, I know the law. No one is allowed to touch the king. To do so is punishable by death.

Oh, he is a delightful mystery that I can't wait to solve.

I. Don't. Deserve. This. My soul has worth, and I won't let it depart this world just yet.

I want a life with you, Alessandra, one without the shadows between us. And I don't care about being vulnerable.

Three coins into the sea, Captain. One for the stars, one for the sky and one for the ocean" he says.
"what need have they for money?"
"It's not about need, it's about showing reverence

Don't you think you will forget how to be human if you push away all the mortals in your life?

I live on the cusp of two worlds, trying desperately to fit into one.

I'm not a trollop, i announce to the empty room. "i'm a sexually empowered woman, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Not everyone knows how to love the right way.

Good idea, you cleaning the room and all," I say. "I'll need something to do tomorrow.

People are staring," Father says.
"That's the point, isn't it?

I told you, you're my equal. You've assisted me in more ways than one. You've been my constant companion these last couple of months, and I don't ever want you to leave, Alessandra. I want to show you how I respect and appreciate you.

I think you're acting like a jealous husband."
"A what?"
"You know, men that women shackle themselves onto.

You`re a woman. Act like it. You shouldn`t be saying such foul-'
'I`ll say whatever I please. I'm not a lady, I`m a pirate!'
'Well, you shouldn`t be!'
'And why`s that? I`m plenty good at it.'
'Because pirates aren`t supposed to look like you and talk like you talk and do what you do. You`re confusing, and it`s messing with my head.

When he's around, I've noticed those at court are less likely to approach me. When I bought him, he was meant to be a source of protection."

"And instead you were stuck with a teddy bear

It is what originally caught my interest, but i lose interest in everything sooner or later. Everything save you. Because in you, i found my match. In you, i found my equal.

He brings his face within inches of mine. "I want to know what you're thinking about right now."

"You couldn't handle it.

Kallias laughs so loudly and abruptly, I nearly topple out of the armchair. He has his hands on his knees while his whole body shakes from the force of the laughter. What the devils?

Did I break the king?

Master Riden only said I 'probably' shouldn't speak to her, on account of beautiful women have a way of playing tricks on a man's mind. But it wasn't a direct order."
"He said I was beautiful?" I smirk at the thought.
Enwen looks troubled. "Probably shouldn't have said that.

Aren't we all drawn to friends in the beginning by trifling things? True bonds develop afterward, when character is revealed.

You saved me." "
Yes, and then you took credit for it. What kind of thanks is that? That was damned insulting.

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How did we turn out the way we did when such horrible men raised us?" I wonder aloud.
"Because we are not our fathers. We saw what evil looked like, and we knew we wanted to be different.

All the time in the world is worth nothing if I don't get to spend it with you.

He holds the canteen out to me, and I take a sniff. It's water. "She dumped all of my flasks into the sea while I slept," Kearan says. "Didn't realize she cared so much.

I am me because I choose to be me. I am what I want. Some people say you have to find yourself. Not I. I believe we create ourselves to be what we want.

Anyone ever tell you, you can't be hurt by something you don't believe in?"
Realization lights up Enwen's eyes. "That's why everything is out to get me.

Sometimes Hestia can be quite silly, but I know she is an only child, with an absent mother and a father who wasn't quite sure how to raise a daughter. She may be trying to imitate me in the extreme, but part of me wonders if she is so afraid of doing or saying the wrong thing that she thinks imitating others is the only way to be safe. Then it's not her who is the one being rejected.

A challenge and an insult all wrapped into one. My specialty.

Has he been conscious at all?"
"Yes. He woke up once and looked at me funny."
"Did he say anything?"
"He said, 'You don't have red hair.' Then he fell back asleep.

I think that when you care enough for someone, you reach a point where it's far more painful not to have him at all than to have him and risk losing him. You realize the risk is worth it. Because happiness, however short-lived, is always worth it.

You may know what is best for you, but you have no right to say what is best for someone else. Iric has his own beliefs. Don't try to take those away from him.

Waiting. Not waiting. One lover. A hundred lovers. There should be no judgement either way. A woman is not defined by what she does or doesn't do in the bedroom.

I may not have been born in the sea, but I was born to rule it.
I am the daughter of the siren queen.

Shut your mouth, Riden."
He's quiet, and I know it's not because he listened to me. Instead I realize he's staring at my leg. No, not my leg. My scars. I have them all over my arms and legs.
"What happened?" he asks.
"I was born to the pirate king.

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Lass, you've the face of an angel but the tongue of a snake.

It seems the only way to have a conversation alone with you is to ambush you in the halls."
"Most men would take that as a hint and back the hell off.

She curtsies elegantly before skipping off, probably to weave flowers into crowns or to hug a barnacle, or something.

A man who finds his masculinity threatened by a powerful woman is no man at all," he says. "You want someone who lifts you up, not tries to bring you down.