“Let me guess, Velkan wants to see me? (Esperetta)No. The only thing His Highness would like to see in regards to you, Princess, is your disembowelment. (Raluca)”

“Keeping pushing, Andrei, and you and I are going to play a game. (Esperetta)And what game is that, Princess? (Andrei)Find the Ball in My Hand. (Esperetta)I don’t see a ball, Princess. (Andrei)Oh, you will, just as soon as I snap it off your body. (Esperetta)”

“Do you know what happened to the last person who took that tone with me? (Xypher)Let me guess…Disembowelment. Probably painful. Definitely slow. (Simone)”

“You are just so helpful, Andrei. (Esperetta)I try to be, Princess. (Andrei)And you fail with such panache. (Esperetta)”

“Lie beside me. Let me see the division of your pores. Let me see the web of scars made by your family's claws and you their furniture. Let me see the wounds that they denied. The battle ground of family life that has been your body. Let me see the bruised red lines that signal their encampment. Let me see the routed place where they are gone. Lie beside me and let the seeing be healing. No need to hide. No need for either darkness or light. Let me see you as you are.”

“It's like she looks at me and only sees what she wants to see. My father looks at me and sees only what he wants me to be.”