“Ash Turner seduced her with the promise of her own self.”

“Margaret had always thought a man seduced a womanby making her aware of his charms: his body, his wealth,his kisses. How naive she had been.Ash Turner seduced her with the promise of her ownself.”

“Her desires are mine. Her wishes are mine. Should even the world stand against her, my blade will be at her side. And should it fail to protect her, let my own existence be forfeit." - Ash”

“White as ash, her face, but ashes hold the phantoms of fires.”

“She is focused on living her own full life, following her own agenda and cultivating her actual self, rather than reinventing herself or pining away to be someone she's not.”

“Renee's self-possession, her ability to possess other selves, is a measure of the weakness of her husband, his inability to stop his own self from splitting in half.”