"Evil exists in us all, Torak. Some fight it. Some feed it. That's how it's always been."
- Michelle Paver
"There's always a choice,' said Torak, and walked backward off the cliff."
"Men like that — when they know they won’t be found out — they will do anything."
"You cannot go and warn him," Saeunn said sternly. "It is too late. You would never find him.""I know," said Renn without turning her head.To herself she added, But I've still got to try."
"Run, Torak! The bear...is...possessed..."
"Choas errupted amoung the watchers. They didn't think it was over at all. "He cheated! He used fire!""No, he won fairly enough!" "
" "So I've got to find a mountiain that nobody's ever seen. And work out the answer to a riddle that nobody's ever solved. And kill a bear that nobody can fight." Renn sucked in her breath. "You've go ..."