“Ive had enough of this destiny bullshit, OK?”

“Oh, right. I doubt this place has any delicious, fattening fast-food places, and maybe the Imperium doesnt either. Yup, no McDonalds, no Burger King, no Ginos Pizza Dear God, have I made a mistake ...”

“Youre overly hostile, and thats not a good thing. Pulsar, especially, are very controlled in their emotions.So Ive been told, I mutter.Theyre like water: elegant, neutral in all feeling. You, thoug...”

“Hearing those words, I instinctively turn to my new keeper, regretting it, because for only the third time in my entire existence, tears are streaming down my cheeks.”

“Youre not like any other keeper Ive met before. Ive seen you two together, and more than anything I see you treat him as a friend. You look at him as an equal. Him he looks at you with hope, and ev...”

“Contrary to what you may think, when OSah told me about kytaen, that Id be meeting one, I didnt picture a pet or a lackey to follow me. I didnt think of a prisoner. I I pictured an ally, a friend, OK?”

“Not knowing you can't do something, is sometimes all it takes to do it.”

“I can't live without the sun shining down on my face, and I can't dream without the stars kissing me goodnight.”

“Kat," Hale groaned, then fell back onto the pillows."Funny, I didn't hear a doorbell.""I let myself in; hope that's okay."Hale smiled. "Or the alarm."She stepped inside, tossed a pocket-size bag of...”

“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”

“How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love...”

“He drew a circle that shut me out-Heretic , rebel, a thing to flout.But love and I had the wit to win:We drew a circle and took him In !From the poem " Outwitted”