Juliet Marillier
Juliet Marillier
Juliet Marillieris a New Zealand-born writer of fantasy, focusing predominantly on historical fantasy. She was educated at the University of Otago, where she graduated with a BA in languages and a Bachelor of Music. Marillier taught music at the high school and university levels and has also served as a choral conductor and opera singer. In 2009 Marillier was diagnosed with breast cancer...
NationalityNew Zealander
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth27 July 1948
sleep bird owl
More like some small, fierce bird of prey, something with a sharp bite. An owl perhaps, that speaks only when the rest of the world sleeps. Jenny will do well enough.
tears wish dry
I wish- I wish I could dry these tears, I wish I could make this better for you. But I don't know how.
found-you waiting choices
For indeed you have a choice. You can flee and hide, and wait to be found. You can live out your days in terror, without meaning. Or you can take the harder choice, and you can save them.
shadow wonder moments
I wonder how it takes you, that moment when everything turns to shadows. - Somerled.
weed song garden
How could you not know?" His voice was full of wonderment. "You changed me utterly. You were like a...like a bright, wonderful bloom in a garden full of weeds. Like a graceful capital on a page of plain script, a letter decorated with the deepest, finest colors in all Erin. Like a flame, Caitrin. Like a song.
godlike exhibits
Nobody expects you to exhibit godlike strength, excepting maybe yourself.
decision faces love-and-respect
We cannot know the future. All we can do is face it bravely. We should take heed of those we love and respect. But in the end, we make every decision alone.
powerful dark embrace
The warmth of his embrace soaked into me, a powerful charm against the dark things.
dark forever risk
Wake the sleeper must, and confront his fears, or risk being lost in the dark places of the mind forever.
dream keys waking
A dream is the key that unlocks the mysteries of the waking world...
lessons difficult stills
Trust can be a hard lesson; hope still more difficult.
powerful weapons most-powerful
The most powerful weapon is hope.
betrayal gestures glances
I thought of betrayal and how it came so easily - in a word, a glance, a gesture.
hate simple thinking
The world is simple, I think, in its essence. Life, death, love, hate. Desire, fulfillment. Magic.