The future will be what it will, and fretting about it will only make your fears more likely to come true.

Too late. It's hatched.

For my love, I will wade through an ocean of blood, even if it destroys me

Fame or infamy, either one is preferable to being forgotten when you have passed from this realm.

He inclined his head ever so slightly, displaying with his bearing the supreme confidence, even arrogance, that is the sole providence of cats, dragons, and certain highborn women.

I didn't think I would ever meet a noble who wasn't corrupt. Now that I have, I find that I prefer them when they're greedy bastards. (Brom to Eragon)

Wise? No, I simply learned to think.