Quotes by Cinda Williams Chima

Plus he was naturally lucky at cards. As Mam had always said, lucky at cards, or lucky at life. One or the other. Not both.

Maybe the hardest lesson Han had learned was that nobody is purely bad or good. Everybody seemed to be a mixure of both.

History, Mari muttered, as if shed overheard his thoughts. Why do we need to know what happened before we were born? So hopefully we get smarter and dont make the same mistakes again.

Which is a sad thing when youre only seventeen.

Just remember who you are... The world will try to change you into someone else. Dont let them. Thats the best advice anyone can give you.

If someone grabs you in the street, hit hard and fast, because you may not get a second chance.

“His name was Theo.”

“Falling in love was like falling off a cliff. It felt pretty much like flying until you hit the ground.”