“Forge ahead, O mighty enforcer of the law. May you be stout of heart and eardrum.”

“I may be wicked, but I'm not bad.”

“A girl can have the face of an angel but have a horrid sort of heart.”

“Our parents teach us the very first things we learn. They teach us about hearts.”

“Guess what it is that turns plants to coal.Pressure.Guess what it is that turns limestone to marble.Pressure.Guess what it is that turns Briony's heart to stone.Pressure.Pressure is uncomfortable, but so are the gallows. Keep your secrets, wolfgirl. Dance your fists with Eldric's, snatch lightning from the gods. Howl at the moon, at the blood-red moon. Let your mouth be a cavern of stars.”

“...if you don't argue, you can't give in...”

“You can outrun your memories, but sometime, you will have to stop. And when you do, there will always be Stepmother, waiting to be remembered.”