Quotes from Barbara Bartholomew

Nordlings. The men before men, creatures of great power and incredible cruelty.

And it seems to me when people quit dreaming, sleeping and awake, when they can't even imagine wonderful and terrible things happening, then they're not going to make things happen. They're not really people anymore. They're just sort of like pets.

She was born smart. She's put her brain into neutral ever since, like everyone else in this place.

Blood calls to blood. Like to like.