Still anyone who trusts a serpent deserves its bite. The wise see a creature for what it is, not what it says it may be.

I love science fiction but especially his because it's so humane.

He fell in love with the way she closed her eyes, long before he fell in love with her.

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.

Still anyone who trusts a serpent deserves its bite. The wise see a creature for what it is, not what it says it may be.

I was beginning to understand.My grandmother's love was cold because she was afraid of things;that was why everything had to be perfect.

Young Sally Owens: He will hear my call a mile away. He will whistle my favorite song. He can ride a pony backwards. Young Gillian Owens: What are you doing? Young Sally Owens: Summoning up a true love spell called Amas Veritas. He can flip pancakes in the air. He'll be marvelously kind. And his favorite shape will be a star. And he'll have one green eye and one blue. Young Gillian Owens: Thought you never wanted to fall in love. Young Sally Owens: That's the point. The guy I dreamed of doesn't exist. And if he doesn't exist I'll never die of a broken heart.