Ruby

“I'm not going to wear a red dress," she said.
"It would look stunning, My Lady," she called.
She spoke to the bubbles gathered on the surface of the water. "If there's anyone I wish to stun at dinner, I'll hit him in the face.”
― Kristin Cashore, Graceling

“I'll teach you how to defend yourself, how to maim a man. We can use Po as a model.'

'Wonderful,' Po said. 'It's quite boring really, the way you beat me to death with your hands and feet, Katsa. It'll be refreshing to have you come at me with a knife.”
― Kristin Cashore, Graceling

“ You wouldn’t believe the things I survived. You taught me to last. But I don’t feel strong, like stone. I feel stuck, like stone. Like a thing that barely changes, no matter what it bumps against. I’m so, so angry.”
― Kristin Cashore, Seasparrow

“Love is hope for other people.”
― Kristin Cashore, Seasparrow