Acceptance of what is. That is the shortest path to peace with yourself.

— Robin Hobb

And like a child, I'd be testing the people who loved me, pulling away from them almost for the sole reason of seeing if anyone would come after me.

— Robin Hobb

And so the Wolf of the West rose from the stone! And so he will rise again if ever the folk of the Six Duchies call to him in need.

— Robin Hobb

And the world re-ordered itself around me. I spoke each word carefully. 'You are so stupid.

— Robin Hobb

And to die with the Warrior's Prayer on his lips. For, 'Yes', he had sighed on his dying breath, and all knew that was the ultimate prayer one could offer to life. Acceptance.

— Robin Hobb

And what do you believe?” A slow smile spread over his face. “I believe in you. You are my new beginning.

— Robin Hobb

Anticipating pain was like enduring it twice. Why not anticipate pleasure instead?

— Robin Hobb

As dye soaks fibers, drawn into them to change their color forever, so does a memory, stinging or sweet, change the fiber of a man’s character.

— Robin Hobb

As I apologized to her a flicker of panic raced through me and then faded away. There wasn't enough life left in me to panic. I'd made a mistake and I was dying. Apparently not even a Speck afterlife was available to me. I'd simply stop being. Apparently I hadn't died correctly. Oops.

— Robin Hobb

As if he hadn't always known he was loved the best. That he was the Beloved.

— Robin Hobb