Mercurio Quotes

You promised to remember her. Not just the good parts. The ugly parts and the selfish parts and the real parts, too. All of her, Mercurio, who can do that ,if not you? ~ Jay Kristoff

The search for purpose and meaning is fundamentally human; the uniting trait of our species. ~ Zach Mercurio

The brighter the light, the deeper the shadow. ~ Jay Kristoff

Purpose is the reason for your rare, precious existence that is useful to others. ~ Zach Mercurio

All great blades have names. It's just how it's done." "Bollocks." Mercurio took back the dagger, held it up between them. "Naming your blade is the sort of faff reserved for heroes, girl. Men who have songs sung about them, histories spun for them, brats named after them. It's the shadow road for you and me. And you dance it right, no one will ever know your name, let alone the pig-sticker in you belt. You'll be a rumor. A whisper. The thought that wakes the bastards of this world sweating in the nevernight. The last think you will ever be in this world, girl, is someone's hero." Mercurio handed back the blade. "But you will be a girl heroes fear. ~ Jay Kristoff

Sometimes the heart speaks a language that the mind will never understand... sometimes the impossible seems reachable and the invisible becomes essential! ~ Laura Mercurio Ebohon

Yefgenii said, "The Americans spent millions of dollars designing a pen that would work in space. What did we do?" Gevorkian's head was down, his eyes were down. "What did we do?"
Gevorkian lifted his head "We used pencils."
"We used pencils. ~ Jed Mercurio

Mia stayed where she was, distrust plain in her eyes.
"I've got tea," Mercurio sighed. "And cake."
The girl covered her growling belly with both palms.
". . . What kind of cake?"
"The free kind."
Mia pouted. Licked her lips and tasted blood.
"My favorite."
And she took the old man's hand. ~ Jay Kristoff