Soon never comes soon enough to a young child.

If I had to fall from Cassiel's grace, at least I know it took a courtesan worthy of Kings to do it.

If you thought better of me, you would not be so surprised

Let the warriors clamor after gods of blood and thunder; love is hard, harder than steel and thrice as cruel.

We are all these things [...]. Pride, desire, compassion, cleverness, belligerence, fruitfulness, loyalty...and guilt. But above it all stands love. And if we desire to be more than human, that is the star by which we must set our sights.

All paths are present, always... and we can but choose among them.

There are those who are awkward in the face of sorrow, fearing to say the wrong thing; to them, I say, there is no wrong in comfort, ever. A kind word, a consoling arm ... these things are ever welcome.