Grief heals ... unshed tears fester like a canker in the soul.
That which yields is not always weak.
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.
And Kushiel sends no punishment that we are not fit to bear.
When Love cast me out, it was Cruelty who took pity upon me
There is no folly like the folly of the wise.