To recongnize that the treachery of one member of a house does not taint all born within it

The harp sounds at each passing breeze, but that does not mean the tune is masterfully played.

It is not wise to meddle with D'Angelines in matters of love.

Love is hard, harder than steel and thrice as cruel. It is inexorable as the tides, and life and death alike follow in its wake.

Genius requires an audience.

I would that I could have stopped time and preserved that day forever. It was a perfect day. There was the shadow of sorrow, yes. It would always be there. But that was the nature of life. The bright mirror and the dark, reflecting one another. And today there was so much brightness.

Nothing spoils idle pleasure like too much awareness