“He was smiling again, his face alight, and Ivy knew her own expression was a mirror to his. Ivoleyn, he said, softly now, as if testing the word. And she replied, Dashton. Then their hands parted, but only so they might come closer, like two trees twining together to stand as one in a forest of green.” IfsSaidTwoHandsMightTogetherFacesTreeExpressionMirrorsGreenForestsTestingIvyTwo Trees Author:Galen Beckett
“A word is all it takes to put a man in prison, or to seize his property, or to end his life. A saber might be stopped by a shield. A bullet might be dodged by a stroke of luck. But you can't dodge a word. If one is flung at you, it will hit its mark unerringly. No Garritt, there's nothing in the world more dangerous than talk.” IfsMenWorldEndsMightDangerousMarkLuckPrisonPropertyBulletsStrokesShieldsDodge Book:The Magicians and Mrs. Quent Source: The Magicians and Mrs. Quent