I always felt and still feel that fairy tales have an emotional truth that is so deep that there are few things that really rival them

My grief was cold. It was nothing to share. It was nothing to speak about, nothing to feel.

He has the ability to catch someone by the way that he looks at her, and make her wish he would go on looking.

The sisters were glad to be together. They had the easy sort of relationship where they didn't have to speak to be understood.

Are people drawn to each other because of the stories they carry inside?

Any weapon touched by a woman, even by accident, must be cleansed with both water and prayer so that her essence would not linger, diverting the warrior who might use it next, for even the faintest touch could bring lust to that man's heart. Perhaps that meant a woman who was well trained in arms would be the superior warrior, her attention never wavering from her task.

The best way to die is when your living