I’ve a devil of a habit for being right.

We like the wrong sorts of girls, they wrote. They are usually the ones worth writing about.

I know you loved both he and I, the way a mother can love two sons. And no one should be judged for loving more than they ought, only for loving not enough.

Just tell yourself a story that'll satisfy you and pretend he told it.

I am a practical girl, and a life is only so long. It should be spent in as much peace and good eating and good reading as possible and no undue excitement. That is all I am after.

Remember this when you are queen,” he whispered hoarsely. “I moved the earth and the water for you.

You should always listen to minotaurs. Anybody with four stomachs has to have a firm grip on reality.