...being written by someone who might not quite understand the subconscious nuance of the character leaves us in varying degrees of flatness.

Cash is always the deciding factor in such matters of moral politics; nothing ever gets done unless motivated by commerce or greed.

Love and magic are like oil and water--they just don't mix.

The cleanest souls are the easiest to soil.

Sometimes choice is a luxury that fate does not afford us.

History has rewritten itself so many times I'm not really sure how it was to begin with -- it's a bit like trying to guess the original color of a wall when it's been repainted eight times.

A missing arm might ruin your symmetry. Personal asymmetry where I come from is a big taboo and brings great shame on the family and sometimes even the whole village." "Do you then have to kill yourself over it or something?" "Goodness me, no! The family and village just have to learn to be ashamed--and nuts to them for being so oversensitive.