“ She could hear the rattle of hooves on stone evolve into a thunder of pursuit. Cinda Williams Chima
“ Leesha knew from experience that when parents don't parent, kids grow up fast. Cinda Williams Chima
“ The only way to get what you want is to make them more afraid of you than they are of each other. Cinda Williams Chima
“ Commander! Sir! Wake up!"Jack surfaced from sleep, wondering who the commander was and wishing he'd respond so he could go back to sleep - until he remembered that he was the commander. Cinda Williams Chima
“ You do not respond to an attempt on your life with a slap on the hand. Or a joke. Cinda Williams Chima
“ How dare you?' Bayar began, but his voice had lost some of its force. 'How dare you come into this sacred hall, flinging accusations?''I have not yet made any accusations,' Willo said. 'Perhaps it is… Cinda Williams Chima
“ How dare you?' Bayar began, but his voice had lost some of its force. 'How dare you come into this sacred hall, flinging accusations?''I have not yet made any accusations,' Willo said. 'Perhaps it is… Cinda Williams Chima
“ Just tell me you don't love me, and I'll let the matter drop.""What?""What I said. Just say, 'Rai, I don't love you and I never will'. It's that simple.""Raisa, this is getting us nowhere.""Say it! Cinda Williams Chima
“ Even if the job you’re assigned is not to your liking, a Matelon will see it done. Cinda Williams Chima
“ Please, Kenzie, Jonah thought. Please, please, please back off from this. His life wasn't much, but it was all he had, this small safe space, walled in by secrets. Cinda Williams Chima
“ Han spotted a child‟s homespun dolly in the ditch, pressed into the mud. He reined in, meaning to climb down and fetch it so he could clean it up for his little sister. Then he remembered that Mari wa… Cinda Williams Chima
“ If he even survives." She shivered, and Amon put his arm around her, drawing her into his steady warmth."It's that bad?"Raisa nodded. "He looked...he looked awful, Amon. Willo doesn't know if he'll...… Cinda Williams Chima
“ Tears stung her eyes. She sank her knees next to the sleeping bench and gently raked strands of golden hair from him forehead."Don't you die. don't you dare. I forbid it." As if Han Alister had ever l… Cinda Williams Chima
“ His father always treated him as if he were capable of great things. Which made him want to accomplish great things. Cinda Williams Chima
“ Surround yourselves with trustworthy people. If you don't, all the weaponry and tactics in the world can't save you. Cinda Williams Chima
“ You touch me again, you arrogant Ardenine swine, and I swear on the blood of Hanalea the warrior, I will geld you. Do you understand? Cinda Williams Chima
“ Did the destruction of one dream leave a vacuum that required filling with another? Is a broken heart more vulnerable? Cinda Williams Chima
