“I'm going to be the scariest grandma in the world.”

“I'm going to join them", he said. And he did. When Sveva fled, Rath stayed and fought with the rebels.And died with them, right there at the toes of the mountains.And was dragged with them into a big pile.And burned”

“So violent. You want to mug and tase everybody these days.""I do," Zuzana agreed. "I swear I hate more poeple every day. Everyone annoys me. If I'm like this now, what am I going to be like when I'm old?""You'll be the mean old biddy who fires a BB gun at kids from her balcony.""Nah. BBs just rile 'em up. More like a crossbow. Or a bazooka.”

“So, you wouldn't marry me.""Ridiculous question. I'm eighteen!""Oh, it's an age thing?" He frowned. "You don't mean wild oats, do you? We're not going to have some stupid break so you can experience other---"Zuzana put a hand over his mouth. "Gross. Don't even say it.”

“I will give them nightmares to haunt their dreams long after I'm gone.”

“...they cupped their wings around their happiness and called it a world, though they both knew it was not a world, only a hiding place, which is a very different thing.”

“We dreamed together of the world remade.”