Childhood is the purest state. The pure of heart never leave it behind. Their life merely takes them on a cirtuitous route away from, and then back to it.
Darren Shan... please Lady... Do not speak of it. I was young and foolish." "You most certainly were." "You are cruel, Evanna.
Darren ShanStudents never appreciate their teachers while they are learning. It is only later, when they know more of the world, that they understand how indebted they are to those who instructed them. Good teachers expect no praise or love from the young. They wait for it, and in time, it comes.
Darren ShanThe hands of Fate keep time on a heart-shaped watch." - Harkat Mulds(The Trials of Death)
Darren ShanIt's a bit like the feeling I get when I'm standing on a cliff or high building, looking down at a suicidal drop. I start thinking about what would happen if I stepped off, the rush of the fall, the shattering collision, the quiet emptiness of death. Part of me wants to experience the thrill of complete surrender.
Darren Shan