“Dont worry, Miss Brielle. To be honest, the ones with a little bit of crazy have always been my favorite.”

“Face it, friends. For this journey, roads are optional.”

“Zane sighed. Jovan and Mother were just the same. Maybe later meant no.”

“Oh. Sure. It makes perfect sense. Zane is a wolf because his father is an eagle.”

“They say that to live in the Wilds, you have to be half-wild yourself. Or at least very brave. And Zane is both.”

“Do you mean that Zane is some kind of bird magnet?”

“I'm not bossy - I just happen to be more capable than most everyone else.”

“You are a devious woman, Blackthorn,' she said. 'I prefer the term strategic thinker.”

“People before Profit.”

“work at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it, because in fact everything in life does count on it.”

“Happiness [is] only real when shared”

“That's what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you're not so lovable.”