“Do you love him?"Deryn swallowed, then pointed at the screen. "He makes me feel like that. Like flying.”

“Alek said, "Do you think I'm being a fool?" "I think you're trying to do something good. But doing good is rarely easy, and no weapon has ever stopped a war.”

“He thinks Goliath can end the war," Alek managed at last. "The man wants peace!" "As do we all," Count Volger said. "But there are many ways to end a war. Some are more peaceful than others.”

“Surely no one would ever use such a weapon against a city.""There are no limits in war," Volger said, still staring out the window.”

“No matter how far from the war we run, it always catches up with us.”

“Do you love him?Deryn swallowed, then pointed at the screen. He makes me feel like that. Like flying.Then, you have to tell him.I told you, I kissed him!Its hardly the same. I kissed you, after all...”

“Money changes people. This process is more commonly known as trading.”

“To my fellow authors heed these words with much importance, " It is redundant for a true writer to sell their soul for literary fame, since the soul is a writer's inner voice...”

“There is always room in my life for a unicorn.(i.e. fantasy)”