I didn't know," he said. "I didn't know you needed me." Her voice shook. "I always need you

She smiled at him. “How did you know just what I’d want to see?” “How could I not?” he said. “When I think of you, and you are not there, I see you in my mind’s eye always with a book in your hand.” He looked away from her as he said it, but not before she caught the slight flush on his cheekbones. He was so pale, he could never hide even the least blush, she thought — and was surprised how affectionate the thought was.

Look on the bright side," said Simon, "If they need a human sacrifice, you can always offer me. I'm not sure the rest of you qualify anyway.

Beauty fades, but cooking is eternal.

It is not the same thing to be good and to be kind.

You’re attacking that one like a wolverine.

Ragnor looked very regretful about all the choices that had led him to his being in this place and especially in this company