Victoria Goddard Quote Bot

At the Feet of the Sun
Chapter 67

“I was locked in my fucking tower like that Marwn who died and I was supposed to have died there, like she did, nothing but a vessel for the Empire.”

Derring-Do for Beginners
Chapter 24: In Which Jullanar Enters A Tavern for the First Time

“Shall we be friends until the end of time, Jullanar?”
“Oh, and beyond, most certainly.”

At the Feet of the Sun
Chapter 59

“Oh, come on,” Fitzroy said in Shaian once they had settled down with their coconuts and were waiting for Haunui to come around. “That was hilarious. I love how your cousins occasionally faint with surprise. It’s most gratifying.”

Those Who Hold the Fire

Not afraid. He was thirteen and a half, he had studied with Buru Tovo for more than a year and Uncle Lazo for six months. Kip was not afraid.
Perhaps a little—no, a trifle, that was the word—just a trifle worried.

At the Feet of the Sun
Chapter 65

“Sunset’s a bit later than the Palace ... Don’t get lost?”
“I could find you anywhere,” Fitzroy said softly.

At the Feet of the Sun
Chapter 54

“That’s not how the Lays use it for them,” he said, very quietly. “It means ... what we say it means ... what I always thought it meant ... is ... someone you love so deeply you would leave the world to sail Sky Ocean for them.”

Stargazy Pie
Chapter 9

“While we are being so formal ... Jemis, by what name should I remember you?”
I twisted my lips, but merely said, quite quietly, “Mr. Greenwing.”
She froze, mouth parted, in almost comical surprise. I couldn't read whether it was faked or real; somehow didn't care.

Plum Duff
Chapter 3

“While I am somewhat disturbed at the number of prisons you have found yourself in of late, at least you have a high success rate in escaping them.”

Those Who Hold the Fire

He was ready. He was sure of it. He’d make them know he was ready, too.

Bee Sting Cake
Chapter 4: Theories on Dragons

“A dragon,” Mrs. Etaris breathed. She did not look alarmed; she looked delighted. She'd looked delighted when we'd had to storm the Talgarths' house last week, too.

Stargazy Pie
Chapter 4

“You smoke?” I said in astonishment. “First the beard, now the pipe--how far back in time has Stoneybridge gone? It sounds like something out of a Ystharian novel.”
“Fewer orgies than in a Ystharian novel,” he said sadly, blowing a smoke ring with the evidence of much practice.

The Hands of the Emperor
Chapter 6

“I used to know who I was beyond my duties.”

Black Currant Fool
Chapter 29: The Oubliette

Be courteous, and accept what doom you are offered. You are clever enough to have deciphered this, and foolish enough to have needed to: by any door, you will find wisdom, though it be your death.

Derring-Do for Beginners
Chapter 13: In Which There is Much Practice

Not that he could fence with her, not yet or anytime soon, but she was losing her fear of the sword and starting to show some distinct improvement. He was proud of how well she was doing.

Bee Sting Cake
Chapter 6: Mrs. Etaris has an Idea

Mrs. Etaris stood up. “I had a friend once who experienced a similar sort of battle madness. He'd start singing and you knew things were about to become ... interesting.”