"Falling in love was like falling off a cliff. It felt pretty much like flying until you hit the ground."
- Cinda Williams Chima
"So here's the truth - I love you. I love everything about you – the way you stick up for people even when it costs you. The way you keep trying to do the right thing even when you're not exactly sure ..."
"His name was Theo."
"Whoa, Rebecca," Talia said smiling even wider, "Walking on the wild side, are we?"Raisa seemed to think the situation needed more explaining. "He - uh - I'm tutoring him.""She is," Han said solemnly. ..."
"You didn't have to go to the fireworks with him. Or - or let him fondle you.""Fondle?" Raisa raised her eyebrows, "When did I mention fondling?"
"Matelon gripped both her hands. “We are soldiers,” he said. “We are not game pieces on a board. Don’t let them play us. Give this thing a chance.”Lyss gently pulled free. “You’re wrong, Captain,” she ..."
"The northern soldiers are just men,” Hal told the men in his command. “And women,” he amended. “When you cut them, they bleed, just like us."
"Even when we win, we lose, Lyss thought."
"Did the destruction of one dream leave a vacuum that required filling with another? Is a broken heart more vulnerable?"
"Knowledge is power. In the wrong hands, knowledge is trouble."