By your logic I should also be in charge of Solinade dances, needlework, and horse thieving.

If you are going to impose your will on the world, you must have control over what you believe.

Bones mend. Regret stays with you forever.

Just handle the books gently and you’ll get along fine.

Character is half the reason we read. We're excited because of the plot, but we care because of the characters.

I would never normally approach a woman in this way, but I couldn't help but notice that you have the eyes of a lady I was once desperately in love with. " "What a shame to love only once," she said, showing her white teeth in a wicked smile. "I've heard some men can manage twice or even more." I ignored her gibe. "I am only a fool once. Never will I love again.

I spoke it soft, but close enough to brush against her lips. I spoke it quiet, but near enough so that the sound of it went twining through her hair. I spoke it hard and firm and dark and sweet.