Daughter Of The Pirate King Quotes
"Such precautions are necessary when one’s being invaded by pirates."
"I should be up there, shoving steel between ribs, not hiding like some helpless whelp."
"You’d think men did nothing but roll around in dead fish guts while smearing their own excrement on their sleeves."
"I’m to play the part of the harmless cabin boy."
"Princess Alosa, Draxen says. There you are. You’re a bit younger than I expected."
"I am a princess, and I will be treated as such."
"You’re daft if you think you will ever hear me scream."
"Everything my father did, he did out of love."
"If he thinks you’re up to something, he’ll kill you."
"I’ve never had a problem I couldn’t handle myself."
"My father has much worse men at his disposal. Some of them I know enjoy the taste of human flesh, right off a living body."
"I value brilliant minds, honest souls, and those with long endurance."
"Empathy for human life is something my father tried to beat out of me."
"The suffering of others pains me as well as it does them."
"Bad things happen to people who may not be deserving of such punishment. The world continues on."
"So it is with relief that I look upon the dead smugglers. Their pain is gone at last."
"Honesty doesn't look like either of them can count very well."
"The ridiculous things one has to do when one is a pirate."
"I enjoy meeting new people and learning their stories."
"I can’t imagine anything more fun than humbling stuffy land nobles as they cross the ocean."
"I’m not trying to be quiet. My followers won’t think I’ve found them out."
"I’m perfectly fine. You’re all being careless."
"I'm quite sure," I say, but the words don’t come out as forcefully as I intend them to.
"I have a hard time letting things go. I wasn’t about to leave until everything sat right."
"I have my own reasons for wanting Draxen to succeed. We need you. It’s for the best."
"It was a means of persuading you to do as the captain wanted."
"It’s pure irritation expressed as a physical need."
"You can kill Draxen yourself when this is all over."
"I feel the expected longing of the ocean. I always feel it after I use my song."
"I am mostly human. But when I allow myself to use the gifts my mother gave me, I become something else."
"I’ve sung to many men in the past. Those whom I’ve allowed to keep their memory of the experience have tried to explain to me what it feels like."
"The fighting skills he taught me alone make me dangerous. And being half siren—well, that makes me deadly."
"I’m listening so hard that I don’t even register that the boots are moving toward me until I feel a hand at my lower back."
"We talk until he tries to morph the conversation into an interrogation."
"I live on the cusp of two worlds, trying desperately to fit into one."
"I can relate. I’ve already been through all of those panels."
"But when I focus on one man, they never can tell. They’re too caught up in, well, me."
"I can only alter the mind, where I’ve discovered pain truly comes from."
"I can ease Riden’s suffering temporarily, but nothing more."
"I have only a few notes left, so I try to give Vordan what he wants."
"I release him from my spell once my powers are drained."
"Well, actually it’s Theris’s, but I can’t expect Riden to see it that way."
"The first is your song. You can enchant men to do essentially anything, so long as it doesn’t defy the laws of nature."
"I can become any man’s idea of a perfect woman."
"I am power and strength. I am death and destruction."
"You’re a manipulator. I imagine this ability goes well with the emotion reading."
"I admire the complexities of emotions. They’re paintings for me to see."
"Each piece of this ship has a story. Each piece was fought hard for and earned."
"The siren is a strong creature. Stronger than any single man."
"I can feel strength and health pouring into me as I start swimming at an impossibly fast pace."
"Keep her busy, I’m going for the rest of the crew. Don’t let her get away."
"I won’t be able to fight a whole crew of men."
"But there’s something truly sweet about being home again."