Liadan," he said, staring intently at the ground. "Yes," I whispered. "Don't wed that man Eamonn. Tell him, if he takes you, he's a dead." --Bran

Because if I see you defeated, then I think I will see Alban defeated, and if that happens, none of us can go on. To guard you is to guard the heart of this land of ours.

I wish- I wish I could dry these tears, I wish I could make this better for you. But I don't know how.

His thoughts inhabit a different plane from those of ordinary men; the simplest interpretation of that is to call him crazy.

The most powerful weapon is hope.

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

After a while, footsteps sounded on the flagstones outside and there was a gentle tap at the door. Of course, one of them would come. So close were we, the seven of us, that no childhood injury went unnoticed, no slight, real or imagined, went unaddressed, no hurt was endured without comfort.