“I didnt intend it to come out sarcastically, but I guess thats just where my tone of voice automatically goes these days.”

“Phrase the question any way you likeThe answer will still be Kiss my ass.”

“I paused for a moment, debating whether to turn and look what was happening. My senses told me Obos presence was still at my side, and turning my face into the barrel of a gun seemed like an ill-ad...”

“WowAt least I can rest assured that you definitely cant read my mind, I remarked. Clearly you know nothing about mebecause the surest way to keep me from doing something is to tell me I have no oth...”

“Its a sad state of affairs when Im the one bringing sanity to the equation”

“Theres an empty seat next to me in the intensely aggravating sectionand its got your name on it”

“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”

“I've always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don't have a brain.”

“If your workplace was somehow transplanted into the jungle and everyone was forced to survive at a very primitive level, it's safe to say that eventually your boss would rape you.”

“One King means peace.”

“Do whatever you must, Karigan," he told her, his voice so quiet it would not carry, "to come back. You must come back. To me." ~King Zachary”

“I tell you the truth, a man may not make himself king; only the blessing of him who holds the kingship can elevate a man to that high place. For sovereignty is a sacred trust that may not be barter...”

“History has been written, but it has not always been right or complete.”

“I want to kiss you again, Tess.Why?He chuckled, low under his breath. Why? Because youre beautiful, and because I want you. And I think you want me too.”

“With every breath I take, I will always love you.”