There is no truth on this island of yours. Rather, there are as many truths as there are stars in the sky; and every one of them different.

She had sacrificed her childhood to save her brothers; she loved her family above all else, and her spirits yearned to return home once more, to the wild forest and the land of mystic tales and ancient spirits whence he had taken her. That was the place of her heart, and if he loved her, he must let her go.

But I believe we all have an inner goodness; a little flame that stays alight through the worst of trials.

He was sitting not far away, watching me, and I surprised a smile on his face, the first real smile I had ever seen him give, a smile that curved and softened the tight mouth, and warmed the ice-cool eyes; a smile that brought the blood to my face and made my heart turn over.

A dream is the key that unlocks the mysteries of the waking world.

She seemed fragile like a moonflower – destined to bloom for a single lovely night, and then to fade and fall.

I should have realized, when Cathal kissed me in the hallway, that my response was the first raindrop heralding a storm.