“Why must I always be a man's servant?" Lada demanded. "If anything, I should be partners with the devil, not his servant.”

“I think if you had been born a boy, perhaps you would have been satisfied with what the world offered you. That is how we are alike. We saw everything that was not ours, and we hungered. Do not los...”

“I do not take orders from women.My men do not have a similar problem. Lada lifted a hand. The man fell, a crossbow bolt sticking out of his chest.”

“I wonder if anyone gets through childhood without being broken. I certainly did not.”

“I do not take orders from women.”“My men do not have a similar problem.” Lada lifted a hand. The man fell, a crossbow bolt sticking out of his chest.”

“Don't think for second you are not a badass warrior. That's precisely your problem, you don't realize how amazingly brilliant and super kickass you are. Your potential is only limited by your mind.”

“Perhaps I can stay by the fire and mend your socks and scream if I hear any strange noises.”

“You won't even take your bow? Are you planning to throttle a moose with your bare hands, then?""I've a knife in my boot," she said, and then wondered, for a moment, if she could throttle a moose wi...”

“It has been said that Shakespeare, the great delineator of human character, has failed in distinguishing his principal womenand that such as he meant to be amiable are all equally gentle and good. ...”

“People who love do the impossible all the time.”

“Protector and destroyer were two sides of the same coin. Who knew which one would come out in a toss-up?”

“The cause of every anomaly can be found in woman.”

“Perhaps that was a thing about attractive women: A rejection demanded their respect, made them trust you more.”

“I think Im very blessed to have been raised by so many intelligent and impressive women, and now continuing that on a professional level, having people like Sarah and Nadia to guide me through this...”