“He respected them, and he hated them, and he knew the world would be lesser for their deaths.” — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
“I wonder if anyone gets through childhood without being broken. I certainly did not.” — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
“He had imagined Constantinople, had wanted it for Mehmed. It had been simple and straightforward. But now he knew the true cost… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
“He would die on the wall tonight, between his brothers and his enemies, because he could no longer distinguish between the two.… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
“It was wrong, this weighing and measuring lives as though they were coins that could be spent or saved. He longed to… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
“Today, he saw the true cost of two men’s immovable wills. He saw what happened when men were forced to fight each… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
“I have met your sister, and I have met Mehmed. They love themselves and their ambition above all else. They love what… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
“I do not know how to live in a world where everyone is right and everyone is wrong. Constantine was a good… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
“Perhaps, looking out over it, Mehmed saw what the beginning of his legacy would eventually lead to. Whatever Mehmed did, whatever he… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
Be careful. I wouldn’t want anything to happen to the worst Spanish student in the history of the language.” I laughed. “No problemo. — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
“I shuffled my weight from foot to foot, trying to relieve some of the soreness and wondering how long it would take Reth to… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
“It’s about Fia. Everything always is, even when she is nowhere near, even when she left all of us. We still orbit the brilliant,… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
Where did you find that one?" "I have no idea. I'm a magnet for crazies, I guess." "They must be able to sense a… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
...sometimes I get tired. Sometimes I get bored. And sometimes all I want, more than anything else in the world, is to go on… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
Fun-run" indeed,what a misnomer. That'd be like saying "calm gremlin" or "pleasant hag." Or 'entertaining history textbook. — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
Yes, I have a driver's license." I leaned back against the wall, sighing. "Man, that must be so cool." "It ranks right up there… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
“Sir, yes, sir!' Tyler jumps up mock-saluting. 'I love when you get bossy, it's kind of adorable” — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
“Jack, who apparently always had to be moving in some way, had made up for the missing knife by grabbing a half loaf of… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
“Reth reached out and took my fingers in his own, his touch light but comforting. “I’ve found that sacrifice is called that for a… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
“Heaven and hell,your hands are cold." "I never thought I'd prefer the dead silence of the Paths over anything,but it had to be better… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
