Words can hurt, but sometimes it's the words you never got to say that hurt the most.

—Cinda Williams Chima in The Sorcerer Heir

About Cinda Williams Chima

Portrait of Cinda Williams Chima

Cinda Williams Chima (born 1952) is a New York Times bestselling author of young adult fantasy, best known for The Heir Chronicles, The Seven Realms and The Shattered Realm series.

More quotations from Cinda Williams Chima

It's not enough to know right from wrong. You need the strength to do what's right, even when what you want most in the world is the wrong thing.

—Cinda Williams Chima in The Exiled Queen

It doesn't make sense to dwell on things you can't do anything about.

—Cinda Williams Chima in The Sorcerer Heir

memory dwelling

I have to believe that people can change. That people deserve a second chance.

—Cinda Williams Chima in The Dragon Heir

Grief was like that. It gradually faded into a dull ache, until some simple sight or sound or scent hit him like a hammer blow.

—Cinda Williams Chima in The Exiled Queen

Adulthood slipped up on you. It was forced on you whether you liked it or not.

—Cinda Williams Chima in The Exiled Queen

choice adulthood

History

3 Apr 2016 Added