"“It’s not that simple.” “Ah! That phrase is Male for ‘I’m afraid to.’”"

"“What if they don’t surrender?” “My Lady,” he said, “you never ask that question after you’ve gone to war.”"

"Her own sincerity returned to her now like the remembrance of a crime."

"“Something’s wrong.” Axel shrugged. “That statement probably applies to every second I’ve spent on this blasted world.”"

"“Then you have no more wish to rule? The country needs you now more than ever.” She shook her head. “I’ve been crushe…"

"His lantern guttered and finally went out. “Shit,” he said, shaking it. “Excuse me.” “You’re not afraid of the dark, …"

"“We’re all pretending; that’s what events like this are all about.” “Why are we doing it at all?” “To fit it. Better …"

"“So why did you do it?” August stared at the ceiling pensively. “It gets easier to risk your life as you get older. I…"

"Just because something is convincing, that does not make it true. It is merely convincing."

"He was acutely aware of how little attention the people who lived here actually paid to their immediate environment. …"