I was losing friends too quickly, whether by having them stolen or by having them give up on me. It was a terrible feeling.

Don’t look like that. Anything worth doing is worth risking for. Now, let’s get to work.

Foreign princes rarely ask to see Initiates by name. And by ‘rarely’ I mean ‘never.

And then what? "And then I will show you a trick that dragons have."A tiny flicker of hope sprang to life in my heart. "Oh, it should be more than a flicker. Haven’t you heard? We dragons can light anything ablaze.

I don’t like gratitude so don’t thank me. An apprentice shouldn’t like her master. She should feel terror at his presence.

What did you do for a friend who had been through what she had?" "You’re doing it. She needs support and a listening ear. Give her that and the ragged edges will start to heal. The other part, though ... that I’m not sure about.

People will underestimate you. That is one of your greatest strengths.

Sometimes it’s the ones tempered by fire who are strongest when you really need them.

Honors, just like difficulties, were to be faced with courage and strength.