Quotes from Alison Goodman

Watching my father plan and strategize for the resistance has taught me about trust." She leaned forward. "Personal trust is very different from political trust, my lady. The first thrives on faith. The second requires proof, whether it be upfront or covert." Awkwardly, she patted my hand. "His Majesty has always been a powerful man. Perhaps he has never had to distinguish between the two.

And you are the girl's bitch, forever.

How brief and hidden were the moments of destiny.

I felt something stir within me. It took a moment to recognise it. Anger.

We are all more–and less–than what we seem.

A shrieking rise of power rushed into my pathways, rocking me against the wall. Ido's body slammed into mine. He was not going to let go. Not now. The Rat Dragon howled, his heavy blue force driven back by the onslaught of sinuous gold. Raw,rejoicing energy flooded my seven centers of power; opening,pushing, seeking. And behind it all, a presence exulting in the joy of release and reunion. I looked up and finally my mind-sight was clear. I could see the Mirror Dragon. My Dragon.

The She of the dragon will return and ascend When the cycle of twelve draws to an end... The She of the Dragoneye will restore and defend When the Darkforce is mastered with Hua of All Men.

You lie even to yourself. Now that is the mark of a fool.

Even a leaf in the wind settles sometimes.

Only a fool would blindly believe everything she was told.

You have forced your way into my Hua, Eona. Change me. First, by your power- then, just by who you are.

Sometimes there is no good choice. Just the choice that has to be made.