... everyone knew that all islands were worlds unto themselves, that to come to an island was to come to another world.
Guy Gavriel KayThe deeds of men, as footprints in the desert. Nothing under the circling moons is fated to last. Even the sun goes down.
Guy Gavriel KayThere are kinds of action, for good or ill, that lie so far outside the boundaries of normal behavior that they force us, in acknowledging that they have occurred, to restructure our own understanding of reality. We have to make room for them.
Guy Gavriel KayThe world could bring you poison in a jewelled cup, or surprising gifts. Sometimes you didn't know which of them it was.
Guy Gavriel Kay