The years leech at a man's memories, even those he has vowed never to forget.

I am only a little lion, child, and I vow, I shall not savage you.

In the songs all knights are gallant, all maids are beautiful, and the sun is always shining.

Of course it’s not enough to be a good man to be an effective ruler and it never has been.

I had these cheap alien toys and I made up stories for them. They were space pirates. They didn’t have names so I made up names. These were the first stories I wrote. Even as a little kid I was thinking about torture.

My mother raised me to be bold. If I do not go, I will spend the rest of my life wondering what might have happened if I had." "If you do go, the rest of your life may be too short for wondering. - Asha & Rodrick

You were made to be kissed, often and well.