"I know it's frustrating not to have someone to blame. I know you feel helpless. But you can't take your frustrations out on people. I know you're a good boy inside. I know it" (Page 3).

"It's a declaration of intent. In the case of the Death Warrior, it is a public declaration of how the Death Warrior is going to live his life" (Page 36).

"Your purpose and mine are joined somehow. You'll see. We'll figure it out in time" (Page 42).

"He had a strange feeling, like he was pulling a fast one on a childe. It reminded him of the times he would cheat Rosa out of her allowance by some trickery she was incapable of detecting. He started to jog, but the strange feeling remained" (Page 50).

"This was the truth he swore: that no matter what happened, no matter what anyone said or pleaded, at the right...