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“He was impressed and surprised and, more than anything, he was intrigued. He was growing to enjoy the way her eyes squinted and her mouth twisted as she concentrated hard. Sometimes he heard her murmur, "Hmm, yes, I know," and he wanted to creep inside her head and join in her madness.”
― Melina Marchetta, Froi of the Exiles

“I've been waiting for you all night and day,' she said.
Froi shivered. He realised that the words came from Quintana the ice maiden. Realised, as he felt his face heating up, that the idea of this Quintana waiting for him with excitement spoke to parts of him he believed to be dormant. And then she winked.
'Did I do that right?' she asked. Her smile was lopsided and he saw a glimpse of the teeth.
And Froi imagined that he would follow her to the ends of the earth.”
― Melina Marchetta, Froi of the Exiles

“Silence is not just about secrecy, Your Majesty. It is grief and it is shame.”
― Melina Marchetta, Froi of the Exiles

“Imagine who she would be if we unleashed her onto the world. I think she would rip the breath from all of us.”
― Melina Marchetta, Froi of the Exiles