“Betrayal is never easy to handle and there is no right way to accept it.”

“It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique. It's not easy, but if you accept your misfortune and handle it right your perceived failure can become a catalyst for profound re-invention.”

“Accept that you’ll never please everyone and you’re on your way to pleasing the right ones.”

“If you accept your misfortune and handle it right, your perceived failure can become a catalyst to profound reinvention.”

“It's a time of war, Alera. [...] Nothing is fair, and nothing is right, and it isn't easy to understand or accept.”

“Anybody can become angry — that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way — that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.”