My father would take you wherever you wanted to go," he told her softly. "I was pretty sure I could talk you into staying, but I underestimated how badly hurt I was." "Stupid," she said tartly. He looked up at her, and whatever he saw in her face made him smile, though his voice was serious when he answered her charge. "Yes. You throw my judgement off." -Charles and Anna when he thought she was leaving him and Changed when he was injured
Patricia BriggsIf she kept wondering about how much of her life Bran engineered, sheโd end up on a funny farm knitting caps for ducks.
Patricia BriggsI jerked my chin toward Frostโs body. โAll that is required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.โ Hao said, โLife is not safe. A man might spend his whole time on earth staying safe in a basement, and in the end, he still dies like everyone else.โ Half-naked, covered with the same filth we all were, he still gave the impression of being in control of himself and his environment.
Patricia BriggsMercy," he said,"in a fair fight between near equals, I'll back you every time. It's the demons, vampires, and river devils I worry about, and I'm working on that.
Patricia BriggsThere isnโt a person in this city more dangerous than a wolf whose mate is in danger.
Patricia BriggsAll life is rife with possibilities. Seeds have possibilities, but all their tomorrows are caught by the patterning of their life cycle. Animals have possibilities that are greater than that of a fir tree or a blade of grass. Still, though, for most animals, the pattern of instinct, the patterns of their lives, are very strong. Humanity has a far greater range of possibilities, especially the very young. Who will children grow up to be? Who will they marry, what will they believe, what will they create? Creation is a very powerful seed of possibility.
Patricia Briggs