There were few things worse than being ordinary, in Evie’s opinion. Ordinary was for suckers.

Time has no meaning. I feel as if I have been left in the desert to die and am eagerly awaiting the vultures to begin their work and end my misery.

How I'd love to get away from here and be someone else for a while in a place where no one knows or expects certain things from me.

Jericho lay back down on his side, watching her breathe just an arm's length from him. She was not beautiful while she slept; her mouth hung open and she snored very lightly, and this, despite everything that had happened, made him smile.

I am for hockey. I find I should like to hit something with a stick. -Gemma Doyle Trilogy

One can never go back. One always has to move forward.

Beneath the skin, there is fear. Pain. Remorse. Yearning. Desire. A fierce longing for power. All of this. We are joined. It is as if we live in the center of a great storm. Around us the world of the realms revolves like a giant kaleidoscope, images refracted again and again. So many worlds! So much to know.