“He remembered the darkness and despair she'd suffered during her long years as a prisoner, but he also recalled the deep, unquenchable joy she took from the world around her; and he knew that given the choice, Wilamena would suffer all she had and more rather than sacrifice one day of being alive. It was just as his father had said. She chose life, all of it.” LifePainSacrificeThe Fire Chronicle Book:The Fire Chronicle Source: The Fire Chronicle
“Time, Kate was learning, was like a river. You might put up obstacles, even divert it briefly, but the river had a will of it's own. It wanted to flow a certain way. You had to force it to change. You had to be willing to sacrifice.” WayMightWantedCertainForceSacrificeWillingFlowRiversObstaclesKate Book:The Emerald Atlas Source: The Emerald Atlas