I smiled,"Deoch, my heart is made of stronger stuff than glass. When she strikes she'll find it strong as iron-bound brass, or gold and adamant together mixed. Don't think I am unaware, some startled deer to stand transfixed by hunter's horns. It's she who should take care, for when she strikes, my heart will make a sound so beautiful and bright that it can't help but bring her back to me in winged light.

Knowing your own ignorance is the first step to enlightenment.

That is how heavy a secret can become. It can make blood flow easier than ink.

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

It was the patient, cut-flower sound of a man who is waiting to die.

The best lies about me are the ones I told.

Do you know what it's like to run spellcheck for six hours? It's like a party in purgatory. A party in purgatory where all they have to drink is sugar-free Kool-aid, and the only game to play is Monopoly, and none of your friends show up.