“Words are everything. Words give wings even to those who have been stamped upon, broken beyond all hope of repair.”

“I would never see him again. But as I watched the tunnel race before my eyes, I was certain of one thing: I did trust him. Now I had only to trust in myself.”

“Rowling is a luminous storyteller. I love her sense of humor and the intricate wizarding world she built around Hogwarts. I think all writers aspire to be like her, to capture readers like she does. But I didn't think about 'Harry Potter' when I wrote 'The Bone Season.'”

“But one day, you will be faced with a choice, as we all are. One day you will have to choose between your own desires, your own darkest impulses, and what you know to be right . . . and it will harden you. You will understand that all of us are devils in the skins of men.”

“You told me once that freedom was my right.” I held his gaze. “Maybe you should do something with it.”

“It is not that I do not want you. Only that I might want you too much. And for too long”

“Permission to disregard your orders, Underqueen." "Permission not granted. Permission categorically denied.”

“Madness is a matter of perspective, little dreamer.”

“Every revolution begins with breakfast,’ I quoted as they left. ‘Is this your revolution, Jaxon?”

“Nothing’s worse than a story without an end.”

“I looked at him and he looked at me. A moment. A choice. My choice. His choice.”