As it almost always was when I'd been too self-centered to see the truth of the matter, I felt impossibly foolish. — Jaida Jones Copy Share Image
“She isn't anybody's,' Rook said darkly. 'Son. she's not yours, either," Sarah Fleet said.” — Jaida Jones Copy Share Image
“I must say the efficiency of this nation in condemning a man is simply astounding. - Margrave Royston” — Jaida Jones Copy Share
“Kalim respected me and I respected him, for the sole reason Rook did not respect me, because we were very different.” — Jaida Jones Copy Share Image
“I have never been one to ignore the signs. Unless, of course, it works in my favor.” — Jaida Jones Copy Share Image
“For those of my generation, the war had been a fact of life since birth. Many had assumed it would end at our deaths, and not before that. So for a great number of people, perhaps even all of us, the end of the war had meant a feeling of confusion and dissatisfaction. No one knew his place in life… — Jaida Jones Copy Share
“They also knew that the most frightening Talent was that which required no fanfare at all, that which slipped unnoticed to lie beside you… — Jaida Jones Copy Share Image
“She'd have no purpose in a world like this one,' I explained. 'Not now. Even if we did rebuild her-and if I thought we could, if I thought that would make you both happy...' I shook my head. 'In any case, with all that being beside the point, she'd be too big for how things stand in Thremedon now. So,… — Jaida Jones Copy Share
“Alcibiades held on to him in the same way he held on to all beautiful things- as though her were somewhat afraid of their… — Jaida Jones Copy Share Image
“We should all be lucky enough to make something in this world half as fucked up as we were ourselves, something we could leave… — Jaida Jones Copy Share Image
“That was another thing about boys: No one assumed the blew a gasket for any reason other than they were just really upset. They… — Jaida Jones Copy Share Image
“And when were theories useless? I was a thinker, not a fighter, and the world was always in need of thoughts.” — Jaida Jones Copy Share Image
“I wouldn't even stoop so low as to pull the same trick on him he's pulled on me, because my girl was better than… — Jaida Jones Copy Share Image
