I don't want to love you if you're only going to die.

Hidden yourself in a hole and dared to burden no one with your grievous friendship? I will have friends, Katsa. I will have a life, even though I carry this burden.

I'd thought once, actually, of taking your mind, if you asked. I'd thought I could help you fall asleep at night." He opened his mouth to say something. Shut it again. His face closed for a moment, his unreadable mask falling into place. He spoke softly. "But that wouldn't be fair; for after I slept you'd be left awake, with no one to help you sleep.

You're in fine temper," Raffin said. "Your hair is blue," she snapped back.

Why does everybody throw every troublesome thing into the river?

It hurt her eyes, almost, Ror City; and it didn't surprise her that Po should come from a place that shone.

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