Parents always know what strings control your heart and soul. After all, they are the ones who tied them there.

He isn't stupid, but his interests are so narrow I doubt I could slip a sheet of paper in between them

Change or stagnate. Keep moving or die.

I'm not a legend or a hero, I don't slay dragons, I don't do any of the things that a real hero can. But I can make things better, one day at a time, for most of the kingdom.

Three things know a secret- First; the lady in a dream, The dog that barks no warning, And a maid that does not scream.

The great love is gone. There are still little loves - friend to friend, brother to sister, student to teacher. Will you deny yourself comfort at the hearthfire of a cottage because you may no longer sit by the fireplace of a palace? Will you deny yourself to those who reach out to you in hopes of warming themselves at your hearthfire?

Sympathy can be addictive and can kill strong men as surely as a diet of nothing but sugar.