“When Will truly wants something,” said Jem, quietly, “when he feels something — he can break your heart.”

“Shut up, Axl!" he whispered fiercly. "If you want to break your neck, do it quietly or I'll break it for you.”

“When a man says he does not want to speak of something he usually means he can think of nothing else.”

“When people are protecting something truly special to them, they truly can become… as strong as they can be.”

“When you want something with all your heart, that's when you are closest to the Soul of the World. It's always a positive force.”

“Your heart literally hurts when it's breaking. You can feel it, every beat another ache, and nothing you can do will stop it, either from beating or breaking.”

“That’s because you can’t hold something in your mind but a little while, said Jem. It’s different with grown folks, we”

“God only allows us to see such things when he wants something to change”

“Breeze turned to look out the window. "You were always the best of us, Sazed," he said quietly. "Because you believed in something.”

“Helena, do you ever have times when your heart's suddenly struck with the feeling, "Now, now something must happen —"”