“When I asked you if you wanted to, I was not testing your courage. I was testing your wisdom.”

“I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it to the earnestness of others.”

“You need your Inner Eye tested, if you ask me.”

“To dream anything that you want to dream. That's the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do. That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits. That is the courage to succeed.”

“I observed you in pain, lad. Pain’s merely the axis of the test. Your mother’s told you about our ways of observing. I see the signs of her teaching in you. Our test is crisis and observation.”

“Rose: "I was testing dorm security. It sucks."Dimitri: "You must be freezing. Do you want my coat?"Rose: "I'm fine. What are you doing out here? Are you testing security too?"Dimitri: "I am security. This is my watch."Rose: "Well, good work. I'm glad I was able to help test your awesome skills."- Rose Hathaway and Dimitri Belikov (Shadow Kiss)”