Quotes from Maria V. Snyder

After almost two hours of creeping around the forest, one of the jacks discovered Belen. He had fallen asleep, and the young man had literally tripped over him. So much for his reputation.

You had lots of visitors, but they were all quiet." "Oh real funny. Tease the blind man." ~Trella to Logan, pg. 114-115

Don't worry. I'm only your escort tonight. I would offer to protect you from the drunken attentions of the other men, but I know all too well that you're quite capagble of holding your own.

Don't worry," I said. "These men are good. They're going to heal the world.

I gave him a bored look. I had been threatened many times before and had learned that the men who didn't make verbal threats were the most dangerous.

Yippee. I've been promoted from fire lighter to delivery boy. I'll write a letter home to Mother. She'll be so pleased." --Leif

I'm your mother. I see all. Hear all. Know all.

Nothing says you care for me better than offering to torture my enemies." He grinned. "No sense doing things halfhearted. And to think, some girls have to endure listening to poetry.

"How did you - " "Fool your guards? They're not very good. They forgot to check the ceiling for spiders." Valek grinned. His angular face softened.

It had been wishful thinking, plain and simple, dangerous for me to indulge in. Hope, happiness and freedom were not in my future.

Don't knock the power of a pest," Leif said. "Persistance and stubborness can be useful in many situations.

Every person has the latent ability to read minds and influence the physical world without touching it, but they don't have the ability to connect with the power source.

He pulled back on the bridle, stopping in disbelief. "Your love for him has damaged your senses.""And your hunger for power has affected you intelligence

Knowledge, whatever the form, could be as effective as a weapon.

I offer my heart, entrust my soul and give my life to you.

Poisoned, pursued and living with a psychopath. Not what I would consider the good life. Death has its perks.

There is a reason for everything. You might not be able to figure it out, and time might have made us all forget it, but the reason is there all the same.

There, that's better. Now you look like the wild scrub that fell into my life." "Because you loosened the vent's screws." "Best. Decision. Ever.

Right before I was escorted to the jail, Fawn waved bye bye to me. I smiled. My empty, pointless life for hers. Not bad.

I understood that Valek's loyalty to the Commander was without question. His blue eyes held a fierce determination and I knew in my soul that Valek would take his own life after he had taken mine.

Only Valek would consider an attempt on my life a fascinating diversion.

I'm glad you're here. We've had some...interesting developments." Leif groaned. "That's Yelena-speak for life-threatening danger.

You asked how I can be so calm. I don't have time not to be. I would like to grieve and worry and carry on, but that doesn't achieve results.

For the first time, I was the center of attention. Everyone watched me as if I were a bomb. Would I explode and cause a disaster or would I pop and cause a miracle?