Face it," Gary told her kindly. "You'll never catch up. You just do as much as you can and take the punishments without saying anything. Sometimes I wonder if that isn't what they're really trying to teach us--to take plenty and keep our mouths shut.

So long as there are nobles and commoners, the wealthy and the poor, those with power will be heard, and those without ignored. That's the world.

Moral issues rarely have yes or no answers. -Myles to Alanna when she asks about the Gift

Without reading, we are all without light in the dark, without fire in the cold.

Daja: "He and Rosethorn work together? They hate each other." Lark: "I didn't say they liked it. - Daja and Lark referring to Rosethorn and Crane's cooperation on finding the cures for new diseases

You turned into a hero when I wasn't watching.

Why, I’m just as true and honest as dirt. And I’m even more charming than dirt.