“If her enemies were Brigan's friends and her friends were Brigan's enemies, then the two of them could walk through the world arm in arm and never be hit by arrows again.”

“There will be no yelling at people who are bleeding themselves to unconsciousness.”

“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, letti...”

“In the end, Leck should have stuck to his lies. For it was the truth he almost told that killed him.”