“Olga smiled a little. Vasya remembered that years before, her sister had been a girl who had dreamed of love and raven-princes. Olga had laid aside the dream, as women must. Perhaps she did not regret it. For the raven-prince was strange and secret; he would draw you out into a dangerous world.” LoveBeautifulMagicalMorozkoVasyaChyerti Book:The Winter of the Witch Source: The Winter of the Witch
“And yet, I will think of the future," Vasya retorted. "To remind me that the present is not forever. One day I may see my brother Alyosha again, and my sister Irina. I might have a home of my own, a place and a purpose, a victory. What is the present without the future?” BeautifulFantasyWinterMagicalMorozkoVasya Book:The Winter of the Witch Source: The Winter of the Witch