“And the mystery knight should defeat all challengers and name the wolf maid the queen of love and beauty.”

“In the songs all knights are gallant, all maids are beautiful, and the sun is always shining.”

“Because they are the knights of summer, and winter is coming.'' ''Lady Catelyn, you are wrong.'' Brienne regarded her with eyes as blue as her armor. ''Winter will never come for the likes of us. Should we die in battle, they will surely sing of us, and it's always summer in the songs. In the songs all knights are gallant, all maids are beautiful, and the sun is always shining.”

“The maid screamed.The Queen gasped.Sophie waved.”

“My backup plan is to challenge Bearbreaker to single combat, defeat him, become Queen of the Zerkers and spend the rest of my life riding a giant motorcycle over frozen tundra.”

“Queen's knight," he said quietly. "To queen two." It was, he knew, a dangerous opening.”