“I dont think I believe in any god, Merla said. I think we make our own destiny. I think religion is superstition. Does that shock you?Agata shook her head and smiled. If the Goddess is kind, then s...”

“Here grew willows and alders, their trunks twisted like giants sinews. Around them bark lichen bloomed blue-white in the darkness. It felt like a good place, where there was old magic.”

“Colm was a good sleeper. But if there was one sound at night that should wake him, and any sensible man who loved his family, it was the barking of dogs. The noise was coming from the village. It w...”

“I dont think I would be very good at killing, Merla said.To be honest, nor do I. But you may have to.A disturbing thought came to Merla. Faye, she asked, have you killed a person?There was a moment...”

“I don’t think I believe in any god,” Merla said. “I think we make our own destiny. I think religion is superstition. Does that shock you?”Agata shook her head and smiled. “If the Goddess is kind, t...”

“Here grew willows and alders, their trunks twisted like giants’ sinews. Around them bark lichen bloomed blue-white in the darkness. It felt like a good place, where there was old magic.”

“What you choose to do in this life will surely affect you in the next... Just do good, even when it's very hard to do so. It's your life that's on the line.”

“GET IN" he says, getting in on the driver side. I get in with no questions. Okay. This is a bad movie waiting to happen-I'm getting in a car with a guy I just met today who is keeping secrets from ...”

“What will I do if I find myself with a heart?" "Lose it constantly, I imagine.”

“Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.”

“As time and space are bent by gravity, so too is truth bent by power.”

“What a curious power words have.”