“I'm sorry it took me so long to see you, Alina. But I see you now.”

“I'm sorry it took me so long to see you, but now that I do, I can't stop thinking about you.”

“Did you miss me, Alina? Did you miss me when you were gone?""Every day," I said hoarsely."I missed you every hour. And you know what the worst part was? It caught me completely by surprise. I'd catch myself walking around to find you, not for any reason, just out of habit, because I'd seen something I wanted to tell you about, or because I just wanted to hear your voice. And then I'd realize that you weren't there anymore, and every time, every single time, it was like having the wind knocked out of me. I've risked my life for you. I've walked half the length of Ravka for you, and I'd do it again and again and again just to be with you, just to starve with you and freeze with you and hear you complain about hard cheese every day. So don't tell me we don't belong together," he said fiercely. He was very close now, and my heart was suddenly hammering in my chest. "I'm sorry it took me so long to see you, Alina. But I see you now.”

“It's you Tempest I told her. Not her. It's been you all along. I'm sorry it took me so long to tell you.... I made her trust me to save you.”

“Sunshine,blinds you if you stare but,Now I see, crystal clear.So here I am,You can take or leave me.But I won't ever be anywhere but here.And I'm begging you,Bring me back to life,I just can't stand leaving you alone tonight.It's too late to go,Already taken me forever just to try, you know.For the life of me,I don't know why it took me so long to see.”

“...it took me a lifetime of glimpses, but now I see you completely - did I tell you you're beautiful? so kind to animals, children and me...”