“ The only way for you to keep your mind straight is to run from those who would confuse you. Kristin Cashore
“ It seemed to Fire it was rarely enough one knew a person one wished to marry. How unjust then to meet that person, and be kept from it because one's bed was made of hay and not feathers. Kristin Cashore
“ It was starting to seem to her that being "forward-thinking" too often involved avoiding any kind of thought at all - especially about things that might benefit from a great deal of thinking. Kristin Cashore
“ Hidden yourself in a hole and dared to burden no one with your grievous friendship? I will have friends, Katsa. I will have a life, even though I carry this burden. Kristin Cashore
“ Raffin appeared again, a floor above her, on the balconied passageway that ran past his workrooms. He leaned over the railing and called down to her. "Kat!""What is it?""You look lost . Have you forgo… Kristin Cashore
“ Roen snorted. "You two have the strangest relationship in the Dells."Archer smiled slightly. "She won't consent to make it a marriage.""I can't imagine what's stopping her. I don't suppose you've cons… Kristin Cashore
“ Madlen came to sit beside her on the bed. "Lady Queen," she said with her own particular brand of rough gentleness. "It is not the job of the child to protect her mother. It's the mother's job to prot… Kristin Cashore
“ If we knew a person was going to die, we'd hold harder to the memories."Fire corrected him, in a whisper. "The good memories. Kristin Cashore
“ But that's how memory works," Bitterblue said quietly. "Things disappear without your permission, then come back again without your permission." And sometimes they came back incomplete and warped. Kristin Cashore
“ Katsa and Po were trying to drown each other and, judging from their hoots of laughter, enjoying it immensely. Kristin Cashore
“ Find something useful to do with your morning,' she thought to him as she neared her chambers. 'Do something heroic in front of an audience. Knock a child into a river while no one's looking and then… Kristin Cashore
“ Through an arrow loop in the wall she saw a familiar horse and rider tearing across the camp toward the healing rooms. Brigan pulled up at Nash's feet and dropped from the saddle. The two brothers thr… Kristin Cashore
“ Brigan was saying her name, and he was sending her a feeling. It was courage and strength, and something else too, as if he were standing with her, as if he'd taken her within himself, letting her res… Kristin Cashore
“ If we're to be judged by our parents and grandparents, then we all may as well impale ourselves upon jagged bits of rock. Kristin Cashore
“ Raff,' Katsa said, 'your problem is that your heart's not in it. We need to find something to strengthen your defensive resolve. What if you pretended he's trying to smash your favorite medicinal plan… Kristin Cashore
“ King Drowden has given his men instructions to infiltrate the town, bribe townspeople for the secrets of their neighbors, steal the neighbors’ hidden treasures. Much more subtle than Drowden’s usual s… Kristin Cashore
“ I’m bored to death. Perhaps I should pillage one of my neighbors for my own amusement. It seems to work for Drowden. Kristin Cashore
