Have I mentioned that I hate it when you're right?", she asked instead. Alanna shook her head. "No, I don't believe you have. As far as I could tell, you never thought I was right.

I myself have noticed my growing resemblance to a daffodil.

We can't just act without thinking anymore, Tris. They've been trying to teach as that all along. I guess if we're mages, we can't exactly be kids, can we? - Sandry after the pirate attack

Alanna didn't approve of lying, but in a pinch a lie was sometimes better than the truth.

Threats are the last resort of a man with no vocabulary.

"I love you, Jonathan," she whispered. A long arm snaked around her, and he pulled her against his side. "I know," he said. "I just wanted to be sure you knew it, too."

A friend had commented once that Neal had a gift for making someone want to punch him just for saying hello.