Riders Quotes

Guilt can be a very destructive emotion.

~ Deborah Blake

A bedraggled woman stood on his doorstep in the pouring rain, and his first impulse was to slam the door in her face. But she had clearly come as far as she could; her pale face was twisted in pain, and she shivered convulsively beneath a denim jacket that was as soaking wet as the rest of her. Long black strands of hair hung down in twisted ribbons like seaweed in the vanishing daylight, reminding him of a sea creature he'd once dated briefly in his more adventurous youth.

~ Deborah Blake

Do you not hear the loud gallop of the Storm-riders and the thunderous battle horn from their Heralds, coming from the high seas? Night falls, and so will you.

~ Mladen Đorđević

Do you want to tell me what you're doing up here in the middle of the woods? He gazed at her milky white skin, dark hair, and wide eyes. If you're looking for the seven dwarfs, they live in the next forest over.

~ Deborah Blake

I chose a man and he chose me,You should have simply let it be,I chose a man and he chose you,Now this choice you both shall rue,You stole mine so I'll steal yours,Each mother's child that she adores,From every generation born,The first new child she will mourn,This curse unbroken now shall be,Down into eternity,Unless you find the pathway through,And solve the riddle with this clue,A rose's cry at rock enchanted,The sun's bright ray where none is slanted,A magic key to a gift divine,True love must merge when stars align

~ Deborah Blake

Day gazed out at the sky, where a shooting star was winging across the heavens. I stepped in between Jenna and the hex. I wasn't even thinking; it was just instinctive. Of course it was. Barbara gazed at him fondly. You may think you have changed, but your gallantry was never just for show; it's part of who you are.

~ Deborah Blake

Thanks, Baba. You are always such a comfort. She gave him a wry look. I know. I've been considering becoming a counselor. Or possibly a nurse. Day shook his head. If I were you, Baba Yaga, I'd stick to your day job.

~ Deborah Blake

At Jenna's questioning glance, he explained, As the White Rider, I used to wear all white. Few people here have ever seen me dressed in any other way. I wouldn't wonder that most of them could be standing right in front of me, wearing these clothes, and not even look twice. Jenna grinned at him. Not if they're female, they won't. I doubt there's a woman alive who would not look twice at you, babe. He snorted, absurdly pleased by the flattery, although he tried not to show it. We'll just have to try and stay away from women, then, won't we?

~ Deborah Blake

My brother, are you aware that you are presently taking the form of a rather large and distinctly emerald-hued bear? Not that it isn't an improvement on your usual excessive good lucks, but...

~ Deborah Blake