You'll know if he loves you by how long he's willing to fight.

You can't change the desert. You can only take the fastest course through it. Wishing it's an oasis won't make it so.

That's because I've learned how to use it [smile], Woserit said. I don't pass it out like an old woman giving free milk to the village cats. It's something that must be controlled, and for you especially. You use it on anyone. You must learn to be more judicious.

I don't think unhappiness is fated.

there is nothing to fear but fear itself yet even then fear shouldn't be feared because fear cannot take what is protected by change

I held Nefertiti's body closer to mine, trying to press her spirit into me, to bring it back. But the reign of Nefertiti was finished. She was gone from Egypt.

This is how memories are; what seems so clear and unforgettable at one moment vanishes like steam the next.