Ruby

“A hint of lace had been added at her cleavage, accentuating the fact that, at fourteen, Peony had already developed curves that Cinder couldn’t begin to hope for. If Cinder’s body had ever been predisposed to femininity, it had been ruined by whatever the surgeons had done to her, leaving her with a stick-straight figure. Too angular. Too boyish. Too awkward with her heavy artificial leg.”
― Marissa Meyer, Cinder

“COMM RECEIVED FROM NEW BEIJING DISTRICT 29, LETUMOSIS QUARANTINE. LINH PEONY ENTERED FOURTH STAGE OF LETUMOSIS AT 17:24 ON 18 AUG 126 T.E.”
― Marissa Meyer, Cinder

“She (Peony) didn’t respond until the wails of the sirens reached her ears and her head snapped up. She stared into the distance, the entrance of the junkyard somewhere beyond the trash heaps. Eyes rounded. Lips trembling. Face blotchy red.

Cinder’s heart shriveled in on itself.”
― Marissa Meyer, Cinder

“Kinney: I'm saying that I don't believe love and friendship can be programmed. Maybe you were wired to like certain things or act a certain way, but love ... it can't be manufactured or implanted. It has to grow naturally.
Linh Garan couldn't have made you love Peony or Cinder or any of your friends, which means ... you must have done it on your own.”
― Marissa Meyer, Gone Rogue