True friendship must be akin to romance, I think. only without all the anguish and anxiety.

For every victory there is a price.

Surely if we knew what bitterness fate held in store, we would shrink back in fear and let the cup of life pass us by untasted.

There is no folly like the folly of the wise.

And Kushiel sends no punishment that we are not fit to bear.

Some chains are forged for us - those are the hardest to bear.

Are you a minor character in my tale, or am I a lesser figure in yours?