The moon is always jealous of the heat of the day, just as the sun always longs for something dark and deep.

Always keep mint on your windowsill in August, to ensure that buzzing flies will stay outside, where they belong. Don't think the summer is over, even when roses droop and turn brown and the stars shift position in the sky. Never presume August is a safe or reliable time of the year.

It was a great escape for me and it was a way to take a break from what was going on in my own world, to go into another world.

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

You don't fight for peace sister,' Nahara told me, 'You embrace it.

I really feel like the gift is also the curse. It's always half-and-half. Whatever brings you the most joy will also probably bring you the most pain. Always a price to pay

I wonder how a lioness will manage in a dovecote. Can you put away your teeth and claws?