You search endlessly for permanent happiness in a world where nothing is permanent.

Slow down. The party won't start until I get there - Jo, Remember me. Page 43.

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Truly it it not the tragedies that destroy us, but the memories of them.

We're not gods, Julia. We're helpers. That's all. People have called us terrible things in the past. But that was only because they didn't understand us. That understanding is for the future, a time not long from now. You may live to see it. Then perhaps you can work openly, but for now, keep your gifts to yourself. Never flaunt your abilities. Never think you hold the power of life and death. Only God has that power. When it's a person's time, nothing can save them.

The best art always comes unbidden.

There comes a time for everybody when words and reasons can become such a great weariness.