“And a special thanks for not burning up the whole ship. Including yourself, you daft bum-rag.”

“That was the trick - to keep punching, no matter what.”

“The man was allergic to sleep.”

“Most men's awareness doesn't extend past their dinner plates.”

“Barking hard work, being a boy.”

“Deryn put her own arms around herself, but it didn't feel the same."Barking spiders," she muttered softly,”

“War is what happens when language fails.”

“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.”

“The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.”