Is this some sort of test?" "Everything that doesn't kill you is." "Mind you," he added, "surviving doesn't always mean you passed.

Not all of our heartless plans work as we intend; nor do all of our good intentions. We are where we are, and we can rarely predict where we will go, no matter how firm our beliefs.

I'm missing something, aren't I?" "Brains", he snapped. "And survival instinct. The Hawklord's been waiting for you for three hours." "Tell him I'm dead.

Maybe home is something we have to make, and remake, over and over.

What humans do when they're desperate is just an expression of fear. What they do when they feel safe is a better indication of whether or not you can trust them.

Truth, like beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder.

We all fail. But none of us fail all the time.

Kaylin is not known for her punctuality. She is known, in fact, for her lack--even by those outside of the Hawklord's command.

Success and failure are two edges of the same blade, two sides of the same coin. To fear one is to forever deny the possibility of the other.

The truth was only another mask, even if it was the best fit, the closest to skin and all that lay beneath

The look he gave her made her turn away for a moment. Sometimes you couldn’t look too closely at another person’s pain.

Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.

Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.

If we are truly devoted to doing God's will, pain and pleasure won't make any difference to us.

Never expect a loan to a friend to be paid back if you want to keep that friend.

I think of my body as a side effect of my mind.

An ill life will effectually drown the voice of the most eloquent ministry.

Everyone moans about the collapsing U.S. infrastructure.

Monarchy hardens into despotism. Aristocracy contracts into oligarchy. Democracy expands into the supremacy of numbers.

You're a doer, because you're prepared to make the necessary effort to translate your dream into action.

This chance will stand before you only once.