“You're an obnoxious canker-blossom. Go ooze somewhere else.”

“Alan, you seem to think we won't like you unless you do things just like everyone else. Have you ever thought we might like you because you're different?”

“And now you're off to Port Caynn. Watch them sailor lads. They'll have your skirts up and a babe in your belly afore you know what you're about.""Everyone keep warning me about sailors," I complained. "Why can't someone tell the sailors to stay clear of me?"Granny snorted. "Oh, you're the fierce one now! Just take care no one else catches you unawares and knocks you on the nob!”

“As I recall, this word's use means somewhere there is a tree that is now a - a two-legger.-Numair Salmalin”

“I'm not so fond of people myself, Evvy, but I took my vows for a reason. There are two classes of people in the world, the destroyers and the builders. I want to build, not destroy. You need to ask yourself who you're going to be.”

“You're more trouble than you're worth." "I'm a girl. That's my job.”

“Marriage is for noblewomen with nothing else to do.”