You cannot measure love by a scale of degrees.

Have you ridden over anyone you shouldn't?

That was what they did with themselves, those two Gracelings, along with a small band of friends: They stirred up trouble on a serious scale—bribery, coercion, sabotage, organized rebellion—all directed at stopping the worst behavior of the world’s most seriously corrupt kings.

Everyone was willing to take some small risk to lessen the damage of their ambition and disorder and lawlessness.

I told you before, Katsa. I won't fight when you're angry. I won't solve a disagreement between us with blows." He lifted the ice and fingered his jaw. He moaned and held the ice to his face again. "What we do in the practice rooms-that's to help each other. We don't use it against each other. We're friends, Katsa. We're too dangerous to each other. And even if we weren't, it's not right.

But everyone has some kind of power to hurt people.

I wanted you to go away, because it hurts to be with you when I can't see you." - Po