It took two," I said. "Two different people to make the Heartwood what it is. Two different experiences, grief and joy, combined. True love never has just one face, does it? It must always have two, or it isn't true love at all.

True love comes when it will, not when it's called.

Darkness may cover light, but that is not the same thing as putting it out. Whereas, to overcome darkness, all light need do is to exist.

Keep what you hold in your heart safe and strong.

How did you explain a thing it had not occurred to you to question? A thing you just knew, clear through to your soul?

In spite of myself, I gave a snort. "Just once, I'd like to hear a simple, straightforward prophecy.

Maybe all young men who love us become knights in shining armor when we love them back.