“Sadness at being caught, at the incontrovertibe knowledge that she will never forgive you.”

“Don't be sad. Even if the world won't forgive you, I'll forgive you.Don't be sad. Even if you don't forgive the world, I'll forgive you.So please tell me. How do I make you forgive me?”

“That was how it always was with Colleen: No matter how sad she felt, there was always this little bit of hope - like a speck of glitter caught in your eyelash - that never went away, no matter what.”

“Sadness is never bad," said Amparo. "Sadness is the mirror of being happy”

“There was another reason [she] took her books whenever they went away. They were her home when she was somewhere strange. They were familiar voices, friends that never quarreled with her, clever, powerful friends -- daring and knowledgeable, tried and tested adventurers who had traveled far and wide. Her books cheered her up when she was sad and kept her from being bored.”

“She says that the problem with passive people is that they force you to take action. After that, they hate you for it. They never forgive you.”