Watching my father plan and strategize for the resistance has taught me about trust.โ She leaned forward. โPersonal trust is very different from political trust, my lady. The first thrives on faith. The second requires proof, whether it be upfront or covert.โ Awkwardly, she patted my hand. โHis Majesty has always been a powerful man. Perhaps he has never had to distinguish between the two.
Alison GoodmanI found power in accepting the truth of who I am. It may not be a truth that others can accept, but I cannot live any other way. How would it be to live a lie every minute of your life.
Alison GoodmanA shrieking rise of power rushed into my pathways, rocking me against the wall. Ido's body slammed into mine. He was not going to let go. Not now. The Rat Dragon howled, his heavy blue force driven back by the onslaught of sinuous gold. Raw,rejoicing energy flooded my seven centers of power; opening,pushing, seeking. And behind it all, a presence exulting in the joy of release and reunion. I looked up and finally my mind-sight was clear. I could see the Mirror Dragon. My Dragon.
Alison GoodmanHistory does not care about the suffering of the individual. Only the outcome of their struggles. -P 462 Master Tozay to Eona
Alison GoodmanThere was a saying that the strength of a manโs steel was only known under the hammer of circumstance. If anyone had asked me a few hours ago, I would have said that nearly five years of boyhood had hammered me into constant fear and excessive caution. But now I realised it had done the opposite. It had shaped me into someone who stepped forwards and reached for what she wanted. It was too late for me to tuck my hands behind my back and wait like a good woman.
Alison Goodman