“On those nights, the words were for me alone. They came up unbidden from my heart. They spilled over my tongue and spilled out my mouth. And because of them, I, who was nothing and nobody, was a prince of Denmark, a maid of Verona, a queen of Egypt. I was a sour misanthrope, a beetling hypocrite, a conjurer's daughter, a mad and murderous king.”

“Beautiful people don't need coats. They've got their auras to keep them warm.”

“Beautiful people don't need coats. They've got their auras keeping them warm.”

“You, on the other hand, wish to know things. And no one can forgive a girl for that.”

“Sometimes you have to do wrong to do right.”

“The truth costs.Lies cost more.”

“Her fear was strong, but her need for the truth was stronger.”

“But you are a different sort of girl. Not at all what I expected you to be. And this is a different sort of time. And so I am hopeful for all the things you may yet find.”

“I'd wish you good luck, but you won't need it. You get to write your own story now. Nothing's luckier than that.”

“With 'A Northern Light,' I've already heard from teenage readers, teachers, librarians - it's been so gratifying. It's amazing that you can take something that matters so deeply to you and make it matter to someone else.”

“Think you only kings have power? Stand on a stage and hold the hearts of men in your hands. Make them laugh with a gesture, cry with a word. Make them love you. And you will know what power is.”