Top 50 C.L. Wilson Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “To a man standing on the eve of battle, even false hope is better than none.”

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2. “Live well. Love deep. Tomorrow, we die.”

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3. “And though I will never forgive myself for what I did, every day when the doubts creep in, I remind myself that the gods made me for their own purpose. That no matter how seemingly dark and terrible that purpose was, they trusted me to fulfill it. And I remind myself every day, that somehow, I must have proven myself worthy in their eyes because they sent me you, my soul’s mate and the beacon that drew me back from Shadow.”

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4. “Behind your enemy’s smile lies treachery. Show him that behind yours lies steel. Fail to do so, and you only make him bolder.”

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5. “His hand trailed down the side of her face, brushing back spiraling tendrils of hair. “Come, shei’tani, dance the skiles with your mate.”

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6. “You are a force rarely born to a world, something we Elves call leinah thaniel, the Song that sings all Songs, the Mirror that shows all Mirrors, the Change that changes everything.”

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7. “He looked exactly like what he was: a rich and valorous Sealord of Calberna, strong, battle-tested. Confident in all things and easy on the eye. A man even a wealthy, beautiful, magically gifted princess would be pleased to call her own.”

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8. “If honor were reserved only for those who never err, none of us would be worthy,” Rain answered.”

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9. “Like the sea, from which we derive our gifts, we are wild at heart, and deadly when angered.”

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10. “And perhaps pigs will grow gills and swim with the kracken.”

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11. “All great gifts come with a great price,” Bel murmured.”

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12. “I am a Prince of Calberna. I have trained my whole life not only to lead our warriors to victory in battle, but also to serve and protect.”

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13. “A sincere, satisfying grovel is a talent most men never really master. You could do a lot worse than wedding a man who knows how to apologize well.”

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14. “Hiding from the monsters only made them stronger.”

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15. “Keep looking like you want to eat me up, moa halea, and I’ll let you.” His voice was a hard, rough rumble.”

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16. “There is no ‘meant to be’ for you. There is only ‘choose to be.’ So choose wisely, Ellysetta Erimea. Much depends on it.”

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17. “Your father thought he scored a victory over me when he tricked me into marrying you instead of one of your sisters, but he unwittingly gave me the one daughter I wanted most.”

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18. “She’d never kissed a man. She’d wanted to a few times before, but she’d never allowed herself to do so. Now, the instant his mouth touched hers, she knew she’d never want to kiss any man but him for the rest of her life. He was her one and only. He was everything she would ever want, everything she could ever need.”

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19. “What had come over her? He’d touched her, and it was like electric flame – like the lightning she could summon – shooting sparks through her veins. She’d all but melted, boneless, at his feet. He was the Winter King, her enemy, a man feared for his killing coldness, yet when he’d touched her, she had not frozen. She’d burned.”

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20. “Mama always used to say it’s better to choke on a bitter truth than savor a honeycake lie.”

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21. “Such a dangerous word, “why.” Because so often its answer led to places a person didn’t want to go. Vulnerable places.”

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22. “When he caught his breath, he regarded her with glowing, half-closed eyes. “If I’m very, very good, shei’tani, will you do that again when we’re alone?”

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23. “Displease the Winter King and we’ll none of us see another spring.”

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24. “Master Fellows surprised Ellysetta with an unexpected compliment. “You have a natural regal grace, my lady, and it has been the greatest of pleasures to teach you. Just remember, while some part of you may always be Ellie, the woodcarver’s daughter, you are also Lady Ellysetta, the Tairen Soul’s queen.” He bowed and kissed her hand. “At the palace tonight, let Ellysetta reign.”

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25. “She’d never in her life looked at a man and felt like a starving beggar standing before a sumptuous feast. She’d all but licked her lips at the sight of him.”

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26. “If a woman was unattached and in possession of a pulse, she would not long remain unwilling in the face of a determined Calbernan’s courtship.”

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27. “Our women – our wives – are the heart of Calberna. Without them, Calbernan males could not function. We would die. Just as you would die without the heart that beats in your chest.”

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28. “The strength of Calberna flows from our women. We protect them, we love them, but we do not cage them.”

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29. “There’s not a Fey warrior born who does not dream of finding his truemate, so at night, after my parents went to bed, I would sneak out of the shellaba and lie beneath the stars and ask the gods if they could somehow find a way to give a tairen a truemate.”

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30. “Call him. Claim him. Speak his Name. Make him thine before all others.”

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31. “I am not a good man, shei’tani,” he corrected. “I never have been. But for you I will strive to be better.”

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32. “Thou art mine, Dilys Merimydion. Mine and no other’s.”

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33. “He clamped her body to his as if by the sheer force of his embrace he could crawl inside her soul and anchor himself there for eternity.”

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34. “What do you fear so much, that you would run so hard from what you want?”

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35. “Death offers us hope, at least. Not for this life, but for another.”

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36. “He raised her hand to his lips and kissed it, a tender gesture that made her heart melt. “Come. Let us dance the skies together.”

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37. “Pain is life. Pain is life. Pain is life.”

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38. “To Calbernans, love and happiness were not simply emotions. They were as essential as air and water. A Calbernan could not live without them.”

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39. “Hope was a fragile flicker that he wanted to cup with both hands to protect against the harsh winds of reality.”

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40. “Shei’tani... wilt thou swim with thy beloved in a river of dreams?”

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41. “There was something breathtakingly beautiful about the life he was describing... She could almost feel his need and his love lapping at her like waves on a beach.”

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42. “The Fey did nothing in half measures. That intensity of emotion was part of their appeal. It made them the fiercest warriors, the staunchest allies, the most passionate lovers. The most devoted mates.”

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43. “Every Fey warrior and shei’dalin born in the Fading Lands learns very early in life that, like it or not – fair or not – there will be many days when they must decide between a bad choice and a worse one. Today is such a day.”

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44. “She had prayed for someone else, anyone else but Den. She’d been hoping for a nice, quiet man like Papa. Instead, the gods had sent her the man who’d scorched the world.”

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45. “A giant ice wolf, they called it,” Kham muttered as she scrambled up the tree. “Ice wolf, my ass. Show me one wolf – just one! – that can climb a tree!”

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46. “Well,” she said again, turning to him and tipping back her head to meet his gaze. “As the begetting of an heir holds such dire import, I suggest we get to it.”

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47. “Ellysetta Baristani.” Belliard’s voice caused her to stop and turn back around. “Even should you clothe yourself in rags and dirt, you would bring honor to the Fey.”

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48. “You think a courtship and a hunt are two separate things.” Ari grinned, showing gleaming white teeth with battle fangs fully extended. “They’re not.”

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49. “Don’t fight so hard against things you can’t change, child. You’ll batter yourself to death. Learn to change what you can and accept what you can’t. Be the palm that bends in the wind to withstand the gale.”

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50. “It is far better to remain silent and be thought aloof, than to speak and be proven a fool.”

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