“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?”

“I refused to believe that someone who had a voice that angelic could be bad. I knew it was illogical to think that way, but I had to believe in something good.”

“My body shook from pain, exhaustion, and the beginning of shock. I'd pay for all the powers I'd used, but the portal most of all. Good girls weren't supposed to open hell dimensions.”

“I have often observed that the state of motherhood can turn quite ordinary females into heroines . . .”