“To the stars who listen— and the dreams that are answered.”

“Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.”

“And I wondered if love was too weak a word for what he felt, what he’d done for me. For what I felt for him.”

“We all bear scars,... Mine just happen to be more visible than most.”

“No. I can survive well enough on my own— if given the proper reading material.”

“My name is Celaena Sardothien. But it makes no difference if my name's Celaena or Lillian or Bitch, because I'd still beat you, no matter what you call me.”