“What kind of god or goddess places a limit on love?”

“What brothers say to tease their sisters has nothing to do with what they really think of them.”

“What color was the scorpion? I remembered the question Henenu had asked me years ago. The answer was vital: brown scorpions didn't have the power to kill humans, but white ones did.'Brown.' He summoned up a wobbly smile. 'Not very big, either. I shouldn't be carrying on like this. You'll think I'm a child.''Not many children know the kind of words you were using,' I replied dryly.”

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

“Being brave doesn't mean always having to fight alone.”

“... the truth holds the greatest magic, the greatest beauty, and sometimes the greatest danger....”

“Because the truth holds the greatest magic, the greatest beauty, and sometimes the greatest danger,”