Upon A Starlit Tide Quotes

Whoever decided that women were bad luck at sea clearly never sailed with you.

A woman knows her own truth. It’s a gift she is born with that, like so much else, is quickly stolen by the world. By priests with their talk of sin and wickedness and shame, by men who learned long ago how best to use women for their own pleasure and advantage. Instead of speaking from their hearts, their souls, women are told to heed their father, their husband, their God. Instead of choosing their own path, they are told to obey. Even so, their souls always know the truth. Always. Do not be afraid to give yours voice.

I’ll never stop again. I swear it.” He was the one thieving kisses now, taking Luce’s heart, her soul along with them. “I’m yours Luce. Yours.

Do you intend to repeat everything I say, Mademoiselle?” “No” “Well, that is a relief. It would be a rather one-sided conversation, otherwise. It is often the way of young women, I find. But you… I feel as though you might actually have something to say.

To bear witness to the fury of the sea, to have your life held entirely in its hands—to live or die depending on its whim—must be terrifying, indeed.