Of course I'm jealous. I thought I was going to get to punch him. That isn't the point.

The ox feels the yoke, but does the bird feel the weight of its wings?

I have loved you all my life, Mal, " I whispered through my tears. "There is no end to our story.

Do you answer a question directly?""Hard to say. Ah, there, I've done it again

Mal snickered. "What's so funny?""I just pictured the Darkling being cornered by a sweaty duchess trying to have her way with him.

I may not have been completely honest about that.""You? Less than truthful? I'm shocked, Nikolai. Shocked and horrified.

He doesn’t need a donkey, ” says Ana Kuya. “He has a wife.

I opened my mouth, but the same words came to me again and again.I will not scream. I will not scream. I will not scream.

David looked at me, then, the regret plain on his face. No matter what I said, we both knew the hard truth. We do our best. We try. And usually, it makes no difference at all

At that moment, the creature's back breached the waves, its body cutting through the water in a sinuous arch, rainbows sparking off the iridescent scales on its back. Rusalye.

I don't think-""Clearly. Why start now?

You must dare the impossible. With divine grace, it will be possible.

You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.

Incompetence is the true crisis.

I love what I do, and I never thought about doing anything else. I think my voice was bestowed upon me; it was a gift I was given. I just had to learn to understand how to use it.

I'm going to try to not put a lot of pressure on myself.

Why don't we just expand ourselves into our perfect form, our perfect being?

I'm just a musical prostitute, my dear.

My audience is often hands-up, standing and cheering and on tables and all of that kind of things.

I don't throw a lot of parties. I find throwing parties a bit intimidating.

Be willing to share all of who you are. So many of us want a partner, but we're not willing to show all of us.