“ Everyone was willing to take some small risk to lessen the damage of their ambition and disorder and lawlessness. Kristin Cashore
“ Could you attempt, at least, to make yourself presentable? I know this is a war, but the rest of us are trying to pretend it's a party. Kristin Cashore
“ Raffin and Bann stood together, propped against the wall and against each other, half dozing. At one point, Raffin, not knowing he had one small, curious witness, gave Bann a sleepy kiss on the ear. "… Kristin Cashore
“ Then come here," he said, a bit redundantly, as he had already pulled her with him into an armchair and curled her up in his arms. "Tell me what I can do to help you feel be Kristin Cashore
“ The fact that at the moment the distinction is being made, a young adult, as opposed to an adult, is the one reading it. In other words, I don’t entirely believe in the distinction. A great book is a… Kristin Cashore
“ When she came back minutes later with a great, fat, skinned rabbit, Po had built a fire. The flames cast orange light on the horses and on himself. "It was the least I could do," Po said, drily, "and… Kristin Cashore
“ Sneaking was a kind of deceit. So was disguise. Just past midnight, wearing dark trousers and Fox's hood, the queen snuck out of her own rooms and stepped into a world of stories and lies. Kristin Cashore
“ She wanted to cause him pain for taking a place in her heart she wouldn't have given him if she'd known the truth. Kristin Cashore
“ You know,” he said, “I wish you could see this cave.”“What’s it like?”He paused. “It’s...beautiful, really.”“Tell me.”And so Po described to Katsa what hid in the blackness of the cave; and outside, t… Kristin Cashore
“ How unjust then to meet that person you love, and be kept away from them only because ones bed is made of hay , and the other, feathers. Kristin Cashore
“ While I was looking the other way your fire went outLeft me with cinders to kick into dustWhat a waste of the wonder you wereIn my living fire I will keep your scorn and mineIn my living fire I will k… Kristin Cashore
“ They seemed no closer to the tops of the peaks that rose before them. It was only by looking back, to the forest far below, that she knew they'd climbed. Kristin Cashore
“ There was no helping her tears. For they would leave Po behind… She cried into his shoulder like a child. Ashamed of herself, for it was only a parting, and Bitterblue had not wept like this even over… Kristin Cashore
“ He leaned heavily on the desk now, as if danger had strengthened him before and its lack now made him weak. Kristin Cashore
“ I want to have the heart and mind of a queen,” she whispered. “I want it more than anything. But I’m only pretending. I can’t find the feeling of it inside Kristin Cashore
“ Of course, it was impossible, in this company, not to think about balances of power. Raffin and Bann glanced at each other now and then, sharing silent agreement, teasing each other, or just resting t… Kristin Cashore
“ How absurd it was that in all seven kingdoms, the weakest and most vulnerable of people - girls, women - went unarmed and were taught nothing of fighting, while the strong were trained to the highest… Kristin Cashore
