No matter how far from the war we run, it always catches up with us.

Most men's awareness doesn't extend past their dinner plates.

There was a species of middle pretty who smiled at everything: happy smile, disappointed smile, you're-in-trouble smile.

No matter how far from the war we run, it always catches up with us.

As one does a bear riding a bicycle. One sees it so rarely. (Spoken by Volger, on Deryn)

The very idea of making shoes by hand boggled her mind.

Deryn felt brilliant, rising through the air at the center off everyone's attention, like an acrobat aloft on a swing. She wanted to make a speech: Hey, all you sods, I can fly and you can't! A natural airman, in case you haven't noticed. And in conclusion, I'd like to add that I'm a girl and you can all get stuffed!