I don't think unhappiness is fated.

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 wonder if our names determine our destiny, or if destiny leads us to choose certain names.

But that's how the heart is. Stubborn and foolish.

Her beauty might fascinate men, but it was difficult to charm them when she stood mute. . . .

Sometimes, it is not the kings and queen who make for the most fascinating history but the shadowy souls who happen to be in the right place at the right time.

What I think and what Iam prepared to say are entirely different things.