If I was in Talon, I would be the one in charge, I'd be the one calling the shots. I wouldn't have to take pointless exams, listen to humans or worry that my every move was being watched. In Talon, dragons were the bosses, the presidents, the CEOs. If I was a part of the organization, no one would tell me what to do ever again. I would have to let some things go. I t might be painful, but in the end, it would be worth it. Sacrifice was necessary, but I would be free.

— Julie Kagawa

I found myself hating him, wanting to hurt him, to drive him away from the red-haired girl who was supposed to be mine. Breathless, I slumped to the wall, numb with the realization. This anger, these illogical feelings of rage and possessiveness... I was jealous. I was jealous of a girl I was supposed to be stalking, seducing, for the sole purpose of revealing her true nature. This had become more than an objective, more than a mission. I was falling for her.

— Julie Kagawa

If you are going to do that, would you mind not jostling the bed so much?' came a sarcastic voice near the headboard. 'Perhaps you could roll around on the floor.

— Julie Kagawa

I get a little poetic sometimes. The moonlight does that to me.

— Julie Kagawa

I guess the sacrifice of my dignity is the only thing that will save us now. The things I endure for love. The Fates laugh at my torment.

— Julie Kagawa

I have always loved you, princess" Robin Good fellow promised, his green eyes shining in the darkness. "I always will. And I'll take whatever you can give me.

— Julie Kagawa

I have come from the End of the World. From the River of Dreams, through the gauntlet and the Briar and the Deep Wild, in order to stand before you today. I have but one request—to take my place at your side. To resume my duty as your knight, and to protect you and your kingdom for as long as I draw breath.

— Julie Kagawa

I leaned back against the headboard and closed my eyes, feeling the inferno flair between us once more. It flickered and pulsed, but my blood was boiling on the inside and Ember was the fire that ignited it.

— Julie Kagawa

I learned that love can transcend race and time, and that it can be beautiful and perfect and worth fighting for but also fragile and heartbreaking, and sometimes sacrifice is necessary. That sometimes it’s you against the world, and there are no easy answers. That you have to know when to hold on…and when to let go.

— Julie Kagawa

I’m sorry,” I whispered. “I never wanted this for you. This life… I knew it was going to kill me in the end. I wish you didn’t have to be here when it finally caught up.

— Julie Kagawa