“ Congratulations, everyone," I announce as I open the door to Noam's study. "You've finally broken Meira, the crazy, orphaned soldier-girl. She's snapped, all thanks to the mention of floral arrangemen… Sara Raasch
“ Anything that lives here has to be just as harsh and determined as the sun, born of a fiery stubbornness that is either extremely brave or extremely stupid. Sara Raasch
“ You've fought for Winter so spectacularly, and I am more proud than I have ever been to call you my son. But don't forget to fight for yourself as well--there is no shame in that Sara Raasch
“ Whoever designed this city built it to complement the setting sun as perfectly as the stars complement the night. Sara Raasch
“ In the face of all that has happened, it feels good, really good, to just breathe for a moment. Sara Raasch
“ All those practice fights when it was just us, two children pretending to be soldiers. Or two soldiers pretending to be children. Sara Raasch
“ Mather smiles at me through it, some of his tension softening before he drops his head in a small bow. "My queen," he says in response. Sara Raasch
“ No matter what happens, no matter who turns on me, no matter what pompous swine thinks he has power over me, I am still me. I will always be me. Sara Raasch
“ I know there are things you aren’t telling me. Big things…Sir, I will find out. I only hope your reasoning is good enough for me to forgive you. Sara Raasch
“ A Winterian wielding an Autumnian weapon, using Cordellan allegiance to bring Spring crumbling down. Sara Raasch
“ I know he sees it, because for the briefest moment he drops his expressionless mask and the look in his eyes shows me he feels the same way. A mirror of every part of myself I can't bear to face. Sara Raasch
“ That's why literature is so fascinating. It's always up for interpretation, and could be a hundred different things to a hundred different people. It's never the same thing twice. Sara Raasch
