I will be known forever as the Puppy who chased a cutpurse and caught fish garbage instead. My descendants will pretend I'm not in their bloodline. No – no one will want to make descendants with me. [from Beka Cooper's journal of her first day as a new Dog i.e. cop]

I swear the sparrows called us ten kinds of idiot when we did it.

Waves are the voices of tides. Tides are life," murmured Niko. "They bring new food for shore creatures, and take ships out to sea. They are the ocean's pulse, and our own heartbeat.

Shouldn't you know what love's like, before you begin renouncin' it" George Cooper

You are brave, kicking a chained prisoner. They must sing heroic ballads about you on winter nights!" (Alanna)

What trouble have you brought to my doorstep, Beka" she asked. "I don't see where blaming me for things that began months ago will be useful," I replied.

I bet his mother was a wyvern. -Scamp