“I look up to say something but he puts his finger to my lips and whispers, Dont talk. Youll just spoil my fantasy of rescuing an innocent damsel in distress as soon as you open your mouth.”

“Im fine, Mom. Thanks for asking....Of course youre fine. She keeps walking. Youre the devils bride and these are his creatures....Im not the devils bride. He carried you out of the fire and is lett...”

“Was that you, Pooky Bear?”

“He is the one pocket of warmth in a sea of ice.”

“So thats your sister? asks Dee in a quiet voice.Yeah.The one you risked your life for?Yeah.The twins nod politely in that automatic way that people do when they dont want to say something insulting...”

“They always always understimate women”

“The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.”

“Soldiers manage by dividing themselves. They're one man in the killing, another at home, and the man that dandles his bairn on his knee has nothing to do wi' the man who crushed his enemy's throat ...”

“The world is vicious, too huge to care about even its own survival”