Not all of our heartless plans work as we intend; nor do all of our good intentions. We are where we are, and we can rarely predict where we will go, no matter how firm our beliefs.

If hearts really could sink, Kaylin's was busily rearranging her internal organs.

Not all of our heartless plans work as we intend; nor do all of our good intentions. We are where we are, and we can rarely predict where we will go, no matter how firm our beliefs.

You are an... animal? A talking animal?" Without missing a beat, Teela said, "Of course not. She's much, much harder to train.

The gods where like the weather; sometimes good, sometimes bad, and either way, always beyond her.

There is not a man born among us who dreams—at first—of service, although in the end, many are bent that way.

The truth was only another mask, even if it was the best fit, the closest to skin and all that lay beneath