“ I won't lie to you. There is always a cost. All I can gurantee is that it will be the right thing.""It's insane," he says, but without vehemence."It's faith," I say. Rae Carson
“ Well, we'll have no more of such foolishness," I say harshly, to cover the wavering in my voice. "We're getting married, and that's that. Rae Carson
“ You look beautiful," Alodia says. I startle at the compliment. Then I smile. "I’m beautiful to the one person who matters."She nods. "Hector’s mouth is going to drop open when he sees you.”“I hope so.… Rae Carson
“ There's not a place in the whole world where everyone isn't willing--no, eager--to give a girl up to a man. Rae Carson
“ Peace is such hard work. Harder than war. It takes way more effort to forgive than to kill. Rae Carson
“ One thing I have learned from many years of watching my father is that some people, the best ones, are motivated more by the chance to prove themselves than by a command to serve. It is the work itsel… Rae Carson
“ I think sometimes when we find love we pretend it away, or ignore it, or tell ourselves we’re imagining it. Because it is the most painful kind of hope there is. Rae Carson
