{"author":"Mette Ivie Harrison","author_id":"Mette+Ivie+Harrison","total_quotes":7,"quotes":[{"text":"George stared at the dove. What would she say if she could speak to him? What would she wish for, for her father? For she, too, had been harmed by a man who had meant to show his utmost love for her.It made George wonder why love was suppose to be such a wonderful thing. As far as he could tell, love was just another excuse for causing pain.","author":"Mette Ivie Harrison","tags":["betrayal","cynical","heartbreak","hurt","love","pain"],"id":17979,"author_id":"Mette+Ivie+Harrison"},{"text":"Your name?' George asked him directly. He had probably seen the man a dozen times before yet did not know anything about him. King Davit would have no doubt have known half the man's history already.'Henry.'George took Henry's hand firmly in his own and looked into his eyes. This had to be done delicately, to make sure this Henry did not think him a fool. He tried to think of how his father would do it.'Thank you, Henry, for your concern. It is a comfort to know I am so well guarded. I will make sure to praise you when next I speak to the lord general. But for now I think there is no need to worry.","author":"Mette Ivie Harrison","tags":["acknowledgement","appreciation","courtesy","diplomacy","guard","prince","social-skills","soldier"],"id":65232,"author_id":"Mette+Ivie+Harrison"},{"text":"You will find yourself, as he did. But that will not mean it is easy. There are few things easy in life that are worth the doing.","author":"Mette Ivie Harrison","tags":["animal-magic","fantasy","princess"],"id":97087,"author_id":"Mette+Ivie+Harrison"},{"text":"My point is that when you fall in love it's with a real person with flaws. Not with a perfect character from a fairy tale.","author":"Mette Ivie Harrison","tags":["true-love"],"id":275674,"author_id":"Mette+Ivie+Harrison"},{"text":"George's hand lifted and fell away again. It seemed an insult to imply that anything so small as a touch could stop the raw feeling in Sir Stephen's suddenly dark and haunted eyes.","author":"Mette Ivie Harrison","tags":["comfort","embarrassment","hesitation","sympathy","undone"],"id":373094,"author_id":"Mette+Ivie+Harrison"},{"text":"George put his hand on top of Beatrice's and felt the warmth of both the woman and her hound pulsing through his fingers. 'Just because your father does not see your victory does not mean that it is none,' he said softly.","author":"Mette Ivie Harrison","tags":["hand-holding","kindness","reassurance","support","victories"],"id":402255,"author_id":"Mette+Ivie+Harrison"},{"text":"George was full of hatred. Of his own weakness and stupidity, of his magic, of the stubbornness and the pride of Beatrice and Marit, and, last of all, hatred of Dr. Gharn, who had started it all.But the hatred swayed to pity. Then to hopelessness. Then back to anger.Every once in a great while, he felt a moment of peace, usually when he caught a glimpse of Beatrice and Marit together. He loved them both in different ways. But that could not be.He turned away, and the cycle began again.","author":"Mette Ivie Harrison","tags":["anger","conflicting-emotions","despair","emotional-upheaval","hate","love","mixed-emotions","mood-swings","moody","vicious-circle"],"id":447759,"author_id":"Mette+Ivie+Harrison"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":7,"pages":1}}