Only a fool humbles himself when the world is so full of men eager to do that job for him. (Theon Greyjoy)

Men will always underestimate you, he said, and their pride will make them want to vanquish you quickly, lest it be said that a woman tried them sorely. Let them spend their strength in furious attacks, whilst you conserve your own. Wait and watch, girl, wait and watch.

As we sin, so do we suffer

That night the wind was howling almost like a wolf and there were some real wolves off to the west giving it lessons.

The Gods give with one hand and take with the other.

All fiction has to have a certain amount of truth in it to be powerful.

You wear your honor like a suit of armor... You think it keeps you safe, but all it does is weigh you down and make it hard for you to move.