“I know he sees it, because for the briefest moment he drops his expressionless mask and the look in his eyes shows me he feels the same way. A mirror of every part of myself I can't bear to face.”

“Even the strongest blizzards start with a single snowflake.”

“Congratulations, everyone," I announce as I open the door to Noam's study. "You've finally broken Meira, the crazy, orphaned soldier-girl. She's snapped, all thanks to the mention of floral arrangements.”

“Anything that lives here has to be just as harsh and determined as the sun, born of a fiery stubbornness that is either extremely brave or extremely stupid.”

“You've fought for Winter so spectacularly, and I am more proud than I have ever been to call you my son. But don't forget to fight for yourself as well--there is no shame in that”

“If stubborness were all that was needed to be a good queen, I'd rule the world.”

“Whoever designed this city built it to complement the setting sun as perfectly as the stars complement the night.”

“In the face of all that has happened, it feels good, really good, to just breathe for a moment.”

“All those practice fights when it was just us, two children pretending to be soldiers. Or two soldiers pretending to be children.”

“It's a weapon we have, and we need all the weapons we can get”

“No one should be forced to be something they aren't.”