There are some people—people the universe seems to have singled out for special destinies. Special favors and special torments. God knows we're all drawn toward what's beautiful and broken; I have been, but some people cannot be fixed. Or if they can be; its only by love and sacrifice so great that it destroys the giver.

You could give me the past,“ he said a little sadly. “But Alec is my future.

I have the benefit of experience which tells me that sulking solves nothing

Oh, I don't know. I prefer to think that when they're at home, the Silent Brothers are much like us. Playing practical jokes in the Silent City, making toasted cheese-" "I hope they play charades," said Tessa Dryly. "It would seem to take advantage of their natural talents.

He touched her as he usually touched his beloved violin, with a soft and urgent grace that left her breathless.

There is no god, not a god who would create the things I saw

Will speechless for once, a glass of water frozen halfway to his lips