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

There's more to clothing than just adornment. It does more than merely change how the world perceives us. It changes how we perceive ourselves.

It is my observations, though, that happiness limits the amount of suffering one is willing to inflict upon others

What's the point of being a grown-up if you can't indulge the kid inside you every now and then?

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

I can see patterns in events, and behaviors; in mathematics, I follow slower

Clearly, Im drawn to characters with inner conflicts.