"Everyone thinks I have a death wish, you know? But I don't want to die - dying is easy. No, I want to live, but getting close to death is the only way to feel alive. And once you do, it makes you realize that everything you were actually doing before wasn't actually living. It was just making do. Call me crazy, but I think we do the best living when the stakes are high."
--A Gathering of Shadows
"Lila Bard knew in her bones that she was meant to be a pirate."
--A Darker Shade of Magic
"I'd rather die on an adventure than live standing still."
--A Darker Shade of Magic
