“Im alive, he groaned. But Im not doing a very good job of it.”

“And turnips - endless ruptured turnips.”

“Perrotte frowned. Id like to turn a plowshare into a sword , she said. Id cut our way out of those thorns, and then use it to run my enemies through She bit off her next words and swallowed them. S...”

“The truth is . . . Well, the truth is the truth, and thus worth telling, but sometimes truths are so complicated that its exhausting to get them out in the right order. He glanced up at her. That s...”

“Saint Melors father was Saint Meliau.Was everyone in Bertayn a saint, back in the day?Everyone who didnt murder anyone, maybe, Perrotte said.”

“The shrine I prayed at not to go to university, Sand said.I guess your prayer was answered, Perrotte said.Sand strongly considered throwing something at herbut there was nothing to hand that wasnt ...”

“every time God forgives us, God is saying that God's own rules do not matter as much as the relationship that God wants to create with us.”

“I've never heard anyone say "I wish I hadn't forgiven.”

“We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness an...”