The Guard

Accepting help is its own kind of strength

Any girl who would risk her life for someone she loves certainly deserves to be called a lady.

I’ve seen a lot of people let the bad around them make them hard or stubborn. In the end, they miss the chance to make their world better because they only see the worst in it.

It is fine to be upset, but that won't get you anywhere. You gotta think about what you can learn from this. So far, looks like all you've learned is how to beat up on something that can't beat you back.

Everything doesn't seem like anything when you love someone. Especially when you're young.

She clung to him, song after song, staring into his eyes they way she used to stare into mine.

You’re the only thing I’ve ever wanted to fight for.

The ladies who came to the palace tended to be less aggressive physically. But their words could probably start wars if said in the wrong tone.

What would I fight for in this world if I wasn’t fighting for her?

I stored up every moment like it was a physical thing. I'd thumb through memories whenever things were still. I spent more time with her than she ever knew.

Ella se agarró a él, canción tras canción, mirándole fijamente a los ojos, como solía hacer antes conmigo. Así que quizá bebiera una copa de más mientras observaba la escena. Y tal vez aquel jarrón del vestíbulo se rompiera por mi culpa. Y puede que acabara mordiendo la almohada para silenciar mi llanto, para que Avery no me oyera.

Let the world go to hell around you so long as you can get to her

I've seen a lot of people let the bad around them make them hard or stubborn. In the end, they miss the chance to make their world better because they only see the worst in it.

The only way to get to the good is to walk through the bad.

It felt like an eternity had passed since we'd kissed this deeply, but we fell into it so easily.