“And I wondered if love was too weak a word for what he felt, what hed done for me. For what I felt for him.”

“I love you, he whispered, and kissed my brow. Thorns and all.”

“I threw myself into that fire, threw myself into it, into him, and let myself burn.”

“The Court of Dreams.The people who knew that there was a price, and one worth paying, for that dream. The bastard- born warriors, the Illyrian half breed, the monster trapped in a beautiful body, t...”

“I love you," I said, and stabbed him.”

“So Im your huntress and thief? His hands slid down to cup the backs of my knees as he said with a roguish grin, You are my salvation, Feyre.”

“She realized that Rowan saw each of those thoughts and more as he reached into his tunic and pulled out a dagger. Her dagger. He extended it to her, it's long blade gleaming as if he'd been secretl...”

“And he looked lonely enough that she said, 'If you like, you could be my friend'.”

“It was not the sorrowful, lovely piece she had once played for Dorian, and it was not the light, dancing melodies she'd played for sport; it was not the complex and clever pieces she had played for...”

“My name is Celaena Sardothien," she whispered, "and I will not be afraid.”

“I like music," she said slowly, "because when I hear it, I . . . I lose myself within myself, if that makes any sense. I become empty and full all at once, and I can feel the whole earth roiling ar...”

“Her hand rose to her lips and she stared up at the stars, feeling her heart grow, and grow, and grow.”