“Inevitable is not the same as immediate, Sieh--and love does not mandate forgiveness.”

“But love like that doesn't just disappear, does it? No matter how powerful the hate, there is always a little love left, underneath.Yes. Horrible, isn't it?”

“So there was love, once. More than love. And now there is more than hate. Mortals have no words for what we gods feel. Gods have no words for such things. But love like that doesn't just disappear, does it? No matter how powerful the hate, there is always love left, underneath. Horrible, isn't it?”

“beware love, especially the wrong man”

“Love betrayed has an entirely different sound from hatred outright.”

“Of course I was enough, because he loved me. That was the whole point.”

“The priest's lesson: beware the Nightlord, for his pleasure is a mortal's doom. My grandmother's lesson: beware love, especially with the wrong man.”