Clay Griffith > Quotes

“This is the first letter I have ever written. That a few marks on this piece of paper can bring you my heart in my absence is a great magic. Life is a constant source of wonder.”
― Clay Griffith

“Gareth's eyes slipped open. “You make me nervous when you do that.”
“Do what?”
“Brood. Your brooding is rather loud.”
“Oh please. I was hardly—”
His eyebrow rose.
“Fine. I was brooding. It's not like you don't.”
“Mine is inherent to my romantic nature. Cloaks and castles.”
Adele threw up her hands. “That's it. You are forbidden to look at any more cheap books about yourself.”
― Clay Griffith, The Rift Walker

“There are springs in the mind from which others cannot drink.”
― Clay Griffith, The Greyfriar

“Would it insult you if I used your alphabet? I don't think I could start from scratch.”
― Clay Susan Griffith

“Kate grasped her small handbag and pulled a small blue vial and threw it into the grinding mass. It shattered harmlessly, causing two creatures to pause with a look of confusion.
"What is that potion?" Simon asked.
Kate stared as the two undead things began to shuffle forward again. She glanced into her purse. "Damn it! That was my perfume.”
― Clay Griffith, The Undying Legion

“The princess stared wide-eyed after her silent teacher. She lifted the hem of her robe and followed. "Is this your secret geomancer society?"

"No. Could you please not say 'secret geomancer society' out loud?”
― Clay Griffith, The Rift Walker

“I am sorry Adayla.”
― Clay Susan Griffith

“Simon blurted, "Can I put the dead hand in my blood?"

"May I put the dead hand in my blood," Adele corrected. "Yes, go ahead.”
― Clay Griffith, The Kingmakers

“We've always been enemies, Flay. And we always will be.”
― Clay Susan Griffith

“You didn’t have to come.”
“Of course I did. What kind of a friend and mentor would I be if I went drinking without you?”
― Clay Griffith, The Shadow Revolution

“Charlotte." Kate attempted to distract the child from her endless questions and held up the glass tube. "This is wulfsyl. I can't be sure it's correct."
The girl looked at Kate with excitement, then asked hopefully, "Will it stop me from eating someone?"
Kate looked uncomfortable. "We believe that if you take it now, you will n ever have to eat someone."
"But what if I do?"
"Eat Malcolm," Simon suggested.”
― Clay Griffith, The Undying Legion

“What did you do?" Kate asked.
"Nothing. We're inside the wards." Simon laughed and drank the elixir.
She looked around with surprise. "How can you tell? At night? In the snow?"
"That tree." He indicated an ash tree standing amidst other ash trees.
"It looks like a thousand other trees."
"No, it looks like you." Simon took a shallow, pained breath, but smiled. "It's my marker."
Both Kate and Malcolm stared at the tree. Kate cocked her hip. "It looks like me? A tree? That's flattering."
"Yes. See how the curves--" Simon worked his hands in an hourglass shape. "It looks like you.”
― Clay Griffith, The Undying Legion

“Those who blindly trust cannot be enlightened.”
― Clay Griffith, The Kingmakers