“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.”

“She was the heir of ash and fire, and she would bow to no one.”

“He looked at his friend, perhaps for the last time, and said what he had always known, from the moment they’d met, when he’d understood that the prince was his brother in soul. “I love you.”

“When your people are lying dead around you, don't come crying to me...”

“He moved to sniff some white-and-yellow flowers. A nightmare. This was a nightmare. “You can’t really like flowers.” Again those dark eyes shifted to her. Blinked once. I most certainly do,...”