Top 60 Grace Draven Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Sometimes you do the thing you hate so others don’t have to, whether it’s from love, guilt, or blackmail.”

— Grace Draven

2. “Privilege,” she said gently, “gives the crown its shine. Duty gives it its weight.”

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3. “The knife in the back often comes from those we trust most.”

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4. “Only fools and dead men have no fear, Martise. And the former often become the latter because of the lack.”

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5. “You learn from your enemy; your enemy learns from you. Surprise them with the unexpected by teaching them to expect the same thing.”

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6. “The void is vast, like the sea at night and no land in sight. I’ll be the beacon, Brishen.”

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7. “Ildiko might not reciprocate the feeling, but Brishen considered himself fortunate to have such a wife.”

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8. “Don’t stay out here too long. Others may awaken and see you. I don’t want people asking me why my nephew is an idiot.”

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9. “The art of negotiation favored not the one with the better odds but the one who could convince his opponents that his were the best odds.”

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10. “I don’t know how you weak humans ever got this far.” “We’re cunning, feral, and afraid of dying.”

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11. “A man with clear sight into his own soul will always make a wise decision.”

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12. “Lover of thorns and holy gods!”

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13. “I’m certain I taste like a boiled potato,” she declared. He.”

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14. “He pushed back his hood so she might see him as clearly as he saw her. “Wife of my soul,” he said softly. She closed her eyes and sagged in his arms. “Oh gods, Ballard. I don’t want to go.”

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15. “I leave my heart and my kingdom in your capable hands, wife.”

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16. “I’ve always believed that talking to the dead is sometimes easier than talking to the living.” She shrugged at his questioning look. “They listen better.”

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17. “She was ugly; she was beautiful, and she was his.”

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18. “I’m not desperate for a child, Ildiko. I’m desperate for my wife. That’s it. No matter what you believe, you aren’t lesser. Not to me. You are all.”

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19. “On a snowy winter morning, Martise of Neith – once of Asher – opened a gate and awakened darkness.”

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20. “All you have to do is breathe, and you seduce me.”

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21. “Not all shackles were fashioned of iron.”

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22. “Wife of my soul,” he said, and this time his voice didn’t shake but held all the command of the Savatar ataman who had led an army against the Empire and won. “Look at me.”

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23. “Had you crawled out from under my bed when I was a child, I would have bludgeoned you to death with my father’s mace.” Brishen.”

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24. “He bent to kiss her right eyelid, then her left, the salt of her tears stinging his lips. “I’m a greedy man. I want all of you, heart, soul, and body. You already have all that I am. It seems only fair.”

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25. “If a simple genuflection of gratitude compromises my character and shames my house, then we are both less than shadow.”

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26. “Such words only hurt when the person saying them means something to you.”

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27. “My dear, treacherous mother,” he breathed. “What have you done?”

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28. “They laughed together then until the woman’s features turned somber. “Thank you for not lying about what you thought of my appearance. You might have a face to turn my hair white, but your honesty is handsome.”

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29. “You might have a face to turn my hair white, but your honesty is handsome.” She.”

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30. “Theirs was an agreement based on the beginnings of friendship, respect and an intuitive understanding of each other.”

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31. “He was not a bard blessed with the ability to fashion words into gems that sparkled, but he was honest, he was forthright, and he loved this woman with every thread of his being.”

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32. “You find me ugly, don’t you?” Brishen had faced abominations on the battlefield without flinching, leapt into the thick of the fighting against creatures born from the nightmares of lesser demons. Not once had he been tempted to run away in fear. Now, his leg muscles rippled with the urge to flee. He clenched his teeth instead, prayed he wouldn’t start a war with their newest ally and answered honestly. “Hideous,” he said. “A hag of a woman.”

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33. “I will stand beside you through all of this,′ she said when she could finally speak. “And welcome you home with gladness when it’s over, and you return triumphant.”

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34. “I’m a greedy man. I want all of you, heart, soul, and body. You already have all that I am. It seems only fair.”

— Grace Draven

35. “A kiss before I go, dragonslayer.” He leaned in to capture her lips with his.”

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36. “Will you be that for me, Ildiko,” he said. “That beacon in the void?”

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37. “Though she wasn’t easy on the eyes, she was easy on his soul.”

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38. “Ildiko scowled. “Why is it that ‘there is more’ always heralds something worse instead of something better?”

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39. “She hadn’t chosen this husband of hers, nor had he chosen her, but fate or kind gods had brought them together, made them friends and then lovers.”

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40. “A wash of relief poured through her, along with a kindling of hope. Her bridegroom wasn’t Gauri; he wasn’t even human. He was, however, congenial and gracious. She had proclaimed his appearance ghastly and his honesty handsome. Ildiko still stood by both opinions. She could have done infinitely worse. More than a few Gauri women had the misfortune to marry human men with handsome faces and ghastly souls.”

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41. “She made him strong; she made him weak, and in that moment, she nearly put him on his knees.”

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42. “While he disliked the idea of scaring her, ignorance had killed more than its fair share of people, and he wanted her aware of the danger.”

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43. “A damsel in complete distress was a burden to her protectors; one familiar with self defence, not as much.”

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44. “He didn’t think it possible to sign sewage-sucking-excuse-of-a-baseborn-bilge-rat but somehow Gurn managed.”

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45. “She was ugly; she was beautiful, and she was his. “My Ildiko,” he whispered.”

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46. “And as you well know, sometimes a thing kept secret has power.”

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47. “If he managed not to lift her skirts while he did so, it would be a testament to his control.”

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48. “I wish for you to grow old with me.”

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49. “I can think of few things more admirable to fight for than the favor and affection of a fine wife.”

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50. “Azarion’s assurances of his disinterest in her were both a comfort and, in an odd way, an insult.”

— Grace Draven