Cold Steel Quotes

“A strong man does not need a silent wife.”
― Kate Elliott, Cold Steel

“We make ourselves into the net that we throw across the ocean”
― Kate Elliott, Cold Steel

“But in the midst of the monstrous assembly that is slave to fortune, each solitary small figure who linked her hand to another built a chain of loyalty and trust.

We make ourselves into the net that we throw across the ocean.”
― Kate Elliott, Cold Steel

“Annoyance and pathos warred in my breast, and after a short struggle, annoyance punched pathos in the snout like the voracious shark it was.”
― Kate Elliott, Cold Steel

“We are bound to our ancestors and to those who made us, whether we want to be or not. What matters is what we make of what we are.”
― Kate Elliott, Cold Steel

“I had not realized how much anger I held against my heart for all the people who use others as nothing more than tools to build a house for themselves, who wrap chains around others and then claim they have the right and even the obligation to do so.”
― Kate Elliott, Cold Steel

“The history of the world begins with a seed. The seed is the kernel of what you are, but it is also the promise of what you can become.”
― Kate Elliott, Cold Steel

“We don't have to accept the things we might change.”
― Kate Elliott, Cold Steel

“The skin of frozen snow crunched satisfyingly beneath my boots as I smashed each step into the ground just as I planned to smash my foes.”
― Kate Elliott, Cold Steel

“Never let it be said that I could not talk my way out of any trouble that I could not punch.”
― Kate Elliott, Cold Steel

“Can we ever see the truth when desire blinds us? Or do we call it the truth because it is what we wish to see?”
― Kate Elliott, Cold Steel

“From the table, far enough away that they thought I couldn’t hear, Bintou whispered to Wasa, “I can’t believe she talks to him like that!” “I’m going to learn to talk like that!” murmured Wasa. “I can’t run about and hit people like Cat does, but I can become an orator like Cousin Bee. I’m going to become a hero and cause trouble all over everywhere!” “Girls!”
― Kate Elliott, Cold Steel