“The kind of teacher who never learned anything herself. Or taught anything, except sarcasm or fear.”

“She did this not out of fear of him, but out of pity. Because she had come to see the ultimate terrible truth behind all others. Which was that the stupidity and avarice and hatred of mankind had finally begun to make him also stupid, avaricious, hating, and cruel beyond reason. Even though he was a god, a god of love.”

“The Vazdru do not weep.""Who weeps? Not I.""Every word spoken was a tear.”

“If you run away from trouble, it always follows.'Rather my impression, too. Though that never stopped me trying.”

“Maidens who stay maidens turn into saints. Old women become sorceresses. Tough jobs, both of these.”

“Louisa beheld the grounds and house with the calm pleasure of one who has seen nothing, been nowhere, expects everything, and has little imagination.”

“Often misunderstood, Dionysus is far more than a wine deity. He is the Breaker of Chains, who rescues not only the flesh but the heart and spirit from too much of worldly regulations and duties. He is a god of joy and freedom. Any uncultivated, tangled, and primal woodland is very much his domain.”