What do they do to students at the University who eavesdrop?” Bast asked curiously. “I haven’t the slightest idea. I was never caught. I think making you sit and listen to the rest of my story should be punishment enough.

My bad luck got tangled up with my bad decisions, and I'm paying for it.

One of my favorite artists on Deviantart.

But I don’t believe every bit of nonsense that gets rumored about.

...nothing in the world is harder than convincing someone of an unfamiliar truth.

Secrets of the heart. We swallow hard against them every day, forcing them deep inside us. There they sit, growing heavier, festering. Given enough time, they cannot help but crush the heart that holds them.

...it is better to have a mouthful of poison than a secret of the heart.