How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"You're seventeen, and in less than a year, someone's life and death will be in your hands." His voice still sounded firm, but there was a gentleness there too . "If you were human or Moroi, you could have fun. You could do things other girls could." (9.77)
Dimitri's words press into Rose like never before, and she finally gets that she can't be like other seventeen-year-old girls because she's got to protect Lissa at all costs. Just like Uncle Ben told Spidey, with great power comes great responsibility.
Quote #5
And if I got kicked out, Lissa would be alone. Taking a deep breath, I made one of the hardest decisions of my life. I walked away. (12.58)
When rumors spread that she slept with Jesse and Ralf, Rose wants to punch the boys right in the face. She's got one awesome right hook, too. Still, she realizes that she can't do what she wants, because she's got to be there for Lissa. This is the first time (outside of training) we see her make a big sacrifice for Lissa, but it won't be the last.
Quote #6
Dimitri had said I grasped my duty better than many older guardians, and I didn't get why—especially when they would have seen so much more death and danger. But I knew in that moment that he was right, that I had some weird sense of how life and death and good and evil worked with each other. (17.69)
We know we'd want Rose as our guardian if we were at St. Vladimir's Academy—she knows what she has to do and works hard to do it. Plus, she seems to take her responsibility more seriously than any of the other novices her age.