“An anger that Ari had never known was crashing down around her, an anger not stemming from his nauseating statements or revolting countenance, but from the knowledge of what he had done, suddenly so tangible in his presence before her. Never had she allowed herself to consider his betrayal as something so real. Never had she stopped to think about what it truly meant to her. It had all been so distant, muddled in her seven-year-old brain. But now Zaid stood there with that self-assured expression plastered upon his pale face and the reality struck Ari with incredible force, burning and boiling up until she thought she might explode from the sheer heat of it.” ActionFantasyAngerVengeance Book:A Memory of Light Source: A Memory of Light
“An officer had stepped forward on the other ship, and though it was difficult to hear his words from their distant position, Ari could sense that he was making some kind of demand. She watched Margeaux’s shoulders shift. Was she tensing in fear? Preparing for combat? The captain tilted her head to the side and Ari saw her lips curl, flashing bright white teeth. She was laughing.” ActionPowerFantasyFeminismBattle Book:A Vision in Smoke Source: A Vision in Smoke
“Ari could feel it in her chest like an unwanted heartbeat, the sound of a broken soul thrumming unevenly, desperately against her own. As they locked in battle, she could hear it all, every beat. It was the same way it felt to have Jagger’s heart in hers, and yet so different. Their soul sounded like stuttering, like something had died and grown back wrong.” ActionFantasyTraumaGrief And LossHeart QuotesSoul Quotes Book:A Vision in Smoke Source: A Vision in Smoke
“You are so brave.” Ari pressed her hand to his beautiful head, stroking a finger over the ridge of his nose, his cheekbone, his sleeping eyelid. “I can’t be brave without you.” LoveActionFriendshipFantasyBraveryThought ProvokingCompanionship Book:A Vision in Smoke Source: A Vision in Smoke
“Whatever she decides, whatever she does, it cannot sway your own resolutions. You have sacrificed something great for this girl – or for whatever she means to you – but do not let that change what you believe. It is visible in her eyes that she wavers, but do not think that the past binds you to any certain future.” ActionFriendshipFantasyAdventureGrief And LossPast And Future Book:A Vision in Smoke Source: A Vision in Smoke