“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 ...”

“Non est ad astra mollis e terris via" - "There is no easy way from the earth to the stars”

“Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas" - "Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses”

“Ars moriendi ars vivendi est: the art of dying is the art of living.”

“Witches are naturally nosy, said Miss Tick, standing up. Well, I must go. I hope we shall meet again. I will give you some free advice, though.Will it cost me anything?What? I just said it was free...”

“How can you be one of the stars of heaven, when the stars are innumerable? What star number do you have?”

“His words were full of hope and threat. Like the stars.”