“In the last few days he had forgotten about himself and tried to help those around him. It was like he was a new moon, and his actions and attitude filled up the void over time—much like how a waxing moon filled the new moon with light.”

“Sometimes people confuse offering their opinion as “I’m just being honest.” What’s left out of this sentence is “… about what I think.”

“And he beholds the moon; like a rounded fragment of ice filled with motionless light.”

“Laws of good intention are really of no use unless there are good people to enforce them.”

“Crysta, to her credit, never complained—it wasn’t her way. Yes, she would ask and remind nicely, and persistently, until she got what she wanted. But complain? No.”

“Such is life. We grow up. Planets like Tiny get new moons. Moons like me get new planets.”

“Anton's bowels tightened in fear and he prayed to the Elders he would be able to find the courage to explain to Marcus how his two most senior warriors had been ambushed by an uncouth horde of half-breed mongrels.”